Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-27
000127915
Contested design: 015013138-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015013138-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Axon Enterprise, Inc.via PDF extraction
United States (US)
Scottsdale, United States
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shen Zhen Min Dun Safe Technology Development Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Double Shots Smart Electronic Control Device TX200P electronic stun gun shown in the Husha 2020 catalogue
https://web.archive.org/web/20211206031615/http://hushatr.com/ENG_HUSHATR-Brochure-20200521-V1.0.pdf · Internet Archive Wayback Machine / HUSHATR brochure · disclosed 2022-02-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on the earlier TX200P stun-gun design disclosed in the Husha catalogue and an archived web brochure.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure, argued the specialised circles were limited to law-enforcement procurement actors, and said functional and regulatory constraints left little design freedom.
- ›The Division found the catalogue and Wayback evidence objectively proved public disclosure before 1 March 2023 and that the holder had not rebutted accessibility to specialised circles.
- ›Taking a not severely limited degree of design freedom into account, the Division found the designs created the same overall impression, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
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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