Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-23
000130984
Contested design: 015070321-0001
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 015070321-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Miniso Hong Kong Limitedvia PDF extraction
Hong Kong (HK)
San Po Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Qin Xivia PDF extraction
CY
Paphos, Cyprus
Prior art cited (1)
MINISO shopping bag logo shown in a press article
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/retail/chinese-retailer-miniso-beats-uniqlo-and-muji-at-their-game · Nikkei Asia · disclosed 2020-10-20
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, arguing the contested logo design was identical to an earlier MINISO logo disclosed before filing.
- ›The applicant relied on Annex 20, a Nikkei Asia article published on 20 October 2020 showing the earlier logo design.
- ›The holders filed no observations, so the Division accepted the internet disclosure and found the earlier and contested designs identical in all material features.
- ›The Division upheld the application, declared the contested design invalid for lack of novelty, and ordered the holder to pay costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
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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