Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-21
000130761
Contested design: 015105635-0001
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 0151056350001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Yongkang Sijiongge Sports Equipment Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Zhejiang Province, China
Represented by
Rolf Klemm
Holder · RCD owner
Zhaoli Xue
China (CN)
Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, China
Represented by
Francesco Agostini
Prior art cited (1)
folding mobility electric trike
https://www.amazon.com (ASIN B08 FBN JB8T) · Amazon · disclosed 2020-08-05
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on an earlier Amazon listing for a folding mobility electric trike disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout and ASIN/date information as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7(1) EUDR.
- ›Comparing the scooter designs, the Division found the shared structure and components dominated minor differences, so the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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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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