Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-04
000130824
Contested design: 003149566-0001
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 0031495660001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Terriavia PDF extraction
France (FR)
Puisieux, France
Represented by
Valérie Crèvecoeur
Holder · RCD owner
Linhai Sunrise Leisure Products Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Linhai, China
Represented by
José Izquierdo Faces
Prior art cited (1)
'sensation double transat balancelle 2 places' swinging seat design
ORCA CATALOGUE, EDITION 2015/2016, page 96 · Orca Senegal Facebook post / Calameo catalogue · disclosed 2015-11-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying on the prior Orca Senegal swinging seat disclosed online in the 2015/2016 catalogue before the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations and left the invalidity application undefended.
- ›The Division accepted the Facebook and Calameo materials as sufficient proof of disclosure under Article 7(1) EUDR and found broad design freedom for exterior swinging seats.
- ›It held that the shared long curved seat, overhead covering, frame structure, materials, and bicolour appearance outweighed one minor frame difference, so the contested design produced the same overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and costs of EUR 720 were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- 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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