Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-24
000128555
Contested design: 015057488-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; EU design No. 015057488-0001 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragene EU-Geschmacksmuster Nr. 015057488-0001 wird für nichtig erklärt.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shenzhen Ojieni Silicone Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Holder · RCD owner
Juliane Hesse-Ilyas
Germany (DE)
Bremen, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Beißring
ASIN B09BW33Y7Q · Amazon.com / Amazon.de · disclosed 2021-08-04
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the contested teething-ring design lacked individual character over D1, an Amazon-disclosed earlier teething ring available at least from 4 August 2021.
- ›The holder contested disclosure reliability, arguing Amazon listings can change, the date-first-available evidence was inconsistent, and prior art density plus functional constraints made small differences sufficient.
- ›The Division accepted D1 as publicly disclosed web evidence, found the designer's freedom at least average, and held the shared ring-and-six-attachment configuration dominated the informed user's overall impression.
- ›Minor differences such as ring thickness, surface bumps, coating, and some animal motifs did not create a different overall impression, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberThorsten ICKENROTH
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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