Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-10
000129801
Contested design: 015021289-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of EU design No 015021289-0001 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se desestima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad del diseño de la UE registrado n.º 015021289-0001. 2. Se condena al solicitante a que sufrague las costas del titular.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Xiaoming TANvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Chenzhou City, Hunan Province, China
Represented by
Qiang Zhou
Holder · RCD owner
Jesús Pérez Elíasvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Dos Hermanas, España
Prior art cited (3)
Chinese design relied on against novelty and individual character
CN 307313334 S · CNIPA
screenshot allegedly showing online disclosure of the same Chinese design
United States design patent relied on against novelty and individual character
US D1014854S · United States patent database · disclosed 2024-02-13
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant claimed the contested electric shaver-head design lacked novelty and individual character, relying on a Chinese design extract, a US design patent, and an additional screenshot said to show prior disclosure.
- ›The holder was invited to file observations on the invalidity application but did not respond.
- ›The Division held the CNIPA extract could not be taken into account because it was incomplete and untranslated into Spanish, and the screenshot lacked source information needed to prove internet disclosure.
- ›It accepted that the US design patent was published on 13 February 2024, but that date postdated the contested design's filing date of 12 May 2023.
- ›Because no earlier disclosure was proven under Article 7, the invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to bear the holder's costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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