Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-30
000130906
Contested design: 015079274-0001
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 015079274-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Zhongshan Fengsheng Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
Represented by
André Guerreiro Rodrigues
Prior art cited (1)
ceiling light design
Chinese design patent No 308830858 S · Chinese Design database · disclosed 2024-09-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested ceiling-light design lacked novelty and individual character in light of several earlier disclosed designs.
- ›The applicant relied in particular on a Chinese design patent publication dated 10 September 2024; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division found the earlier design had been validly disclosed and that the contested and prior designs shared the same overall shape, proportions, and arrangement.
- ›The identified differences in curvature, recess detail, and colour did not alter the overall impression, so the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to bear costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
Decision files
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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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