Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-05
000130968
Contested design: 015091277-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 720 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015091277-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shenzhen Langmi Technology Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Zhimei Chuangke E-commerce Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
'Meidu black hair dye' shampoo bottle shown in an Amazon customer review
https://www.amazon.com · Amazon · disclosed 2023-08-15
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on an earlier shampoo bottle shown in Amazon review materials dated 15/08/2023.
- ›Holder filed no observations and did not contest the claimed online disclosure or the comparison with the prior bottle design.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon review printout as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7(1) and treated the prior design as publicly available before 24/01/2025.
- ›Given at least average design freedom, the nearly identical bottle shape, nozzle cover, bands, and trapezoidal label created the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
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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