Invalidity · first instance · 2025-12-18
000130363
Contested design: 015024193-0001
Outcome
The application for invalidity against registered EU design No 015024193-0001 is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
La demande en nullité du dessin ou modèle de l’UE enregistré no 015024193-0001 est rejetée. La demanderesse supporte les frais de la titulaire, fixés à 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Robert David Harrington-Jonesvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
Londres, Royaume-Uni
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Lintengze Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shenzhen, Chine
Represented by
Ákos Süle
Prior art cited (3)
ice cube trays
UK design No 6272863 · United Kingdom Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2023-05-05
ice cube trays
Chinese design No 306932780 · Chinese design database · disclosed 2021-11-12
defrosting frame for ice trays
Korean design No 30-1224404 · Korean design database · disclosed 2023-07-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, relying on earlier UK, Chinese, and Korean ice-tray designs said to disclose the same essential features before filing.
- ›The holder was invited to comment on the application but filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of D1 and D2 before the contested filing date, but found D3 post-dated that filing date and could not serve as earlier prior art.
- ›Comparing the contested design with D1 and D2, the Division found visible differences beyond insignificant details, so the novelty attack failed and the application was rejected.
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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