Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-28
000130162
Contested design: 015062324-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 0150623240001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Yiwu City Binxi Commerce and Trade Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Yi Wu City, Zhejiang Province, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Jingqi Zhang
China (CN)
Nanning,Guangxi, China
Represented by
Isabelle Bertaux
Prior art cited (1)
Hunting knife offered on Amazon.de by 'Japaknives'
ASIN B0CKMB6M7T · Amazon.de · disclosed 2023-10-07
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested hunting knife design lacked novelty and individual character because it almost identically reproduced a Japaknives knife disclosed on Amazon.de before filing.
- ›Applicant submitted Amazon.de listing and review printouts showing ASIN B0CKMB6M7T was first available on 2023-10-07; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as public disclosure and found the designs shared all prominent features; missing views and blade branding did not change the same overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld under Article 25(1)(b) with Article 6 EUDR; the contested design was declared invalid and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 720 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
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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