Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-04
000130682
Contested design: 015100853-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, EU design No 0151008530001 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 0151008530001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Jingqian Livia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, China
Represented by
Qiang Zhou
Holder · RCD owner
Guangzhou Basha International Trade Co., Ltd
China (CN)
Guangzhou City, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
suction cup for attachment
CN 309244382 S · China National Intellectual Property Administration · disclosed 2025-04-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(b) EUDR, arguing the contested suction-cup design lacked individual character over earlier Chinese design patent CN 309244382 S.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the Chinese design patent publication as sufficient disclosure under Article 7(1) EUDR and assessed designer freedom for suction cups as at least average.
- ›It found the designs shared the same dominant overall shape; color differences and a small perimeter protrusion did not alter the overall impression, so the design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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