Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-15
000130483
Contested design: 015002657-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 720 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 0150026570001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shenzhen Hanlin Supply Chain Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Represented by
André Guerreiro Rodrigues
Holder · RCD owner
Haikou Mingshu Trading Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Haikou City, China
Represented by
Krzysztof Breguła
Prior art cited (1)
Apple Watch magnetic charging cable to USB-C cable / battery charger
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B07XS7ZVCF · Amazon.de · disclosed 2019-09-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier battery-charger designs disclosed online before 8 November 2022.
- ›It relied in particular on an Amazon.de listing for an Apple Watch magnetic charging cable with ASIN B07XS7ZVCF, available since 12 September 2019.
- ›The holder filed no observations, so the Division assessed disclosure, informed user, designer freedom, and the overall impression primarily against the cited Amazon product.
- ›The Division found the designs produced the same overall impression on the informed user, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated in full.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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