Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-26
000129841
Contested design: 015084431-0001
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 015084431-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Yanqing Luovia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Hezhou City, Guangxi Province, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Suzhou Kingbow Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd
China (CN)
Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
Represented by
Maria Ioannides
Prior art cited (1)
cordless vacuum cleaners
EU design registration No 008825384-0001 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2022-01-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on an earlier published EU design for cordless vacuum cleaners.
- ›The holder argued the prior design lacked a battery pack and differed in proportions, handle geometry, and surface details, producing a different overall impression.
- ›The Division found the earlier EU design was properly disclosed before the filing date and that designer freedom for vacuum cleaners was at least average.
- ›It held the claimed differences were minor, presentation-related, or concerned detachable or secondary details, while the shared structure and silhouette dominated.
- ›The application was upheld under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6(1)(b) EUDR, and the contested design was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- 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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