Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-05
000130887
Contested design: 015013095-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 720 in costs.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 0150130950001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Arthia GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Berlin, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Suqi Zhuang
China (CN)
Jieyang,Guangdong, China
Represented by
Krzysztof Żuradzki
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon offer for a cooling bag named 'Tuxunqing'
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B 091 V2V PJ6 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2021-03-15
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested thermal bag lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier Amazon-listed cooling bag disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The cited Amazon evidence showed a nearly identical bag with the same overall structure, zipper arrangement, compartments, and handles; colour differences and the logo were said to be immaterial.
- ›The holder filed no observations, so the disclosure evidence and the applicant's comparison went unrebutted.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Amazon disclosure under Article 7(1) EUDR and found the contested design created the same overall impression, so it lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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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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