Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-07
000130344
Contested design: 015064350-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 0150643500002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Suzhou Haorui Brush Manufacturing Co., LTDvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Represented by
Krzysztof Breguła
Holder · RCD owner
Xiaoxiao Huang
China (CN)
Huaqiao Township, Pujiang County, Zhejiang Province, China
Represented by
Francesco Zofrea
Prior art cited (1)
floor cleaning implement design
Chinese design No 202230336902.8 · Designview portal · disclosed 2023-02-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant claimed the contested cleaning-implement design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier Chinese design No 202230336902.8.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the prior Chinese design as disclosed before the filing date and found average designer freedom for this product sector.
- ›It held that the shared structural features dominated the minor differences, so the contested design created the same overall impression and lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld, the design invalidated in full, and costs fixed against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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