Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-28
000130763
Contested design: 015040706-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; EU design No 015040706-0001 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 015040706-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Zhifang Huang
China (CN)
Putian, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Wenzhou Tongyong Locks Co. LTD
China (CN)
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Represented by
Michele Carella
Prior art cited (1)
motorcycle locks
EU design registration No 015037107-0001 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2023-10-19
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying at least on earlier EU design registration No 015037107-0001 for motorcycle locks.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier registered design and found the designs shared the same overall impression, with only a minor chain-configuration difference.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b) EUDR; the Division did not examine the novelty ground further.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
Decision files
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