Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-28
000130816
Contested design: 015101885-0001
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 015101885-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Home Design Sylwia Stefańska Spółka Komandytowavia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Olsztyn, Poland
Represented by
Anna-Maria Sobczak
Holder · RCD owner
Natalia Boguszewska
Poland (PL)
Góra Kalwaria, Poland
Prior art cited (1)
foldable exercise machine marketed as 'GDSHGS Upgraded Pilates Reformer Machine'
ASIN B0DF2T9LBL · Amazon (amazon.de) · disclosed 2024-09-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, arguing the contested exercise-machine design matched earlier products already on the market.
- ›It relied, inter alia, on an Amazon.de product listing showing a foldable exercise machine with ASIN B0DF2T9LBL available since 3 September 2024.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Amazon screenshot as sufficient proof of disclosure and found the prior and contested designs materially identical, so novelty was lacking.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
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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