Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-23
000130547
Contested design: 015062178-0001
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 015062178-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Hui Yaovia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Yulin City, Shanxi Province, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Rong Hua
China (CN)
Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Yanyun Zhang
Prior art cited (1)
reusable shoe wash bag
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B0C5LYYKCG · Amazon.de · disclosed 2023-05-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested shoe-bag design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier designs, including an Amazon-listed reusable shoe wash bag disclosed before filing.
- ›Holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7(1) EUDR and assessed individual character on that basis.
- ›Given at least average design freedom, the Division found the contested design created the same overall impression as the prior design and lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was invalidated in full, and costs were fixed against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
- MemberRebecca DAVIES SANTANNA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| 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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