Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-19
000130563
Contested design: 015074686-0007
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 0150746860007 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Matolux GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Schwaz, Austria
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Yanjin Ding
China (CN)
Dengzhou City, Henan Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon offer for an LED pendant light
ASIN B 09Y LRD 4D8 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2022-04-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested pendant lamp lacked novelty and individual character because the same design had already been marketed internationally.
- ›To support disclosure, the applicant filed an Amazon.de offer showing an LED pendant light with ASIN B 09Y LRD 4D8 available since 21/04/2022.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient evidence of prior disclosure and found the prior lamp produced the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b) EUDR, so the design was declared invalid.
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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