Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-14
000129539
Contested design: 001481923-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 0014819230001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Anfs Distribution S.R.L.via PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Bucuresti, Romania
Represented by
Adrian Căvescu
Holder · RCD owner
Mohamar Jamouvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Sat Afumati, Comuna Afumati, Judet Ilfov, Romania
Represented by
Elena Grecu
Prior art cited (2)
heart-shaped fruit jelly packaging shown in a Facebook post
Product No AJ048 · Desunfood Shantou Facebook account · disclosed 2019-05-14
candy product shown in invoice and quotation sheet
Product No AJ032 · Desun Enterprise (HK) Co., Limited invoice and quotation sheet · disclosed 2018-03-06
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested jelly packaging lacked novelty and individual character in light of earlier disclosures from 2018 and 2019.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure, authenticity, EU accessibility, and evidential value of the Facebook post, invoice, quotation sheet, and affidavit.
- ›The Division accepted the Facebook post corroborated by the affidavit as a valid prior disclosure that could reasonably become known to EU confectionery professionals.
- ›Comparing the heart-shaped packs, the Division found the shared shape, arrangement, and presentation outweighed color differences, so the overall impression did not differ.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay fixed costs of EUR 750.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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