Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-23
000129381
Contested design: 009071954-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against registered EU design No 009071954-0001 is rejected, and the applicant is ordered to 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 009071954-0001. 2. Se condena al solicitante a que sufrague las costas del titular.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Wenzhou Kangshengte Lock Industry Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
Represented by
André Guerreiro Rodrigues
Holder · RCD owner
Equipmotor Locomotion Direct SLvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Carlet, España
Prior art cited (1)
Chinese design
7388252 · CNIPA · disclosed 2022-05-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on an earlier Chinese design allegedly patented and published on 24 May 2022.
- ›The holder was invited to file observations but did not respond.
- ›The Division found the CNIPA document lacked design views, so it could not verify that the images submitted matched the allegedly disclosed earlier design.
- ›Because disclosure of the earlier design was not proven under Article 7, the invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to bear 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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