Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-02
000130086
Contested design: 004518199-0001
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 0045181990001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
ISO Trade SP. Z.O.O.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Legnickie Pole, Poland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Cross Bordep (Hk) Co., Limitedvia PDF extraction
Hong Kong (HK)
Kwai Chung, Hong Kong
Represented by
Ákos Süle
Prior art cited (1)
rehabilitation rotor with counter / pedal exerciser
https://archiwum.allegro.pl; code 6612943636 · Allegro · disclosed 2016-11-27
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested pedal exerciser lacked novelty and individual character because very similar designs had already been disclosed and used in trade before the filing date.
- ›It relied in particular on an Allegro listing dated 27/11/2016 for a rehabilitation rotor with counter and also filed market examples to show limited design freedom.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations, so the Invalidity Division assessed disclosure and individual character on the applicant's evidence alone.
- ›The Division accepted the Allegro disclosure, found the overall impressions practically identical despite average designer freedom, and declared the contested design invalid for lack of individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| 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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