Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-05
000130851
Contested design: 015017315-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay fixed costs of EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 0150173150001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Xuemei Cuivia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Maoming, Guangdong, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Fujian EastWest Lifewit Technology Co., LTD
China (CN)
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Represented by
Isabelle Bertaux
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon offer for cooling bag named 'alpina'
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B0BPMMW7XR · Amazon · disclosed 2022-10-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested cooling bag lacked novelty and individual character in light of earlier Amazon disclosures showing nearly the same bag design.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient disclosure before 10 April 2023 and found the designer's freedom at least average for cooling bags.
- ›The contested design created the same overall impression as the prior bag, so the application was upheld and the design invalidated.
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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