Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-12
000130967
Contested design: 015091267-0001
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 0150912670001 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 packaging shown in a customer review
https://www.amazon.com · Amazon · disclosed 2023-01-06
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested product-label design lacked novelty and individual character because an identical shampoo packaging design had been publicly disclosed on Amazon before the filing date.
- ›It relied on Amazon review materials showing the marketed packaging and said those online materials were publicly accessible to both the specialised sector and the general public.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations, so the applicant's disclosure evidence was unrebutted.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon review printout as sufficient web disclosure under Article 7(1), found the compared designs differed only in immaterial details, and declared the contested design invalid for lack of novelty.
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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