Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-17
000130524
Contested design: 015082227-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015082227-0003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Yunfu Liuvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Pier Francesco Pistuddi
Holder · RCD owner
Liu yanqiong
China (CN)
Taohong Town, Longhui County, Hunan Province, China
Represented by
Riccardo Ciullo
Prior art cited (1)
Hörmann HSE5 868 BS 436946 handheld transmitter remote control
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B 00S 81D BZE · Amazon.de · disclosed 2015-01-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying in particular on an Amazon.de product listing dated 14 January 2015 for a similar remote control.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations or evidence contesting disclosure, the informed user, or the design comparison.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7(1) and found average designer freedom for wireless remote controls.
- ›It held that the shared cylindrical housing, circular four-segment control pad, indicator position, and overall layout created the same overall impression; minor differences did not alter that conclusion.
- ›The application was upheld on Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4(1) and 6(1)(b), so the contested design was declared invalid and further grounds were not examined.
Deciding panel
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
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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