Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-27
000131144
Contested design: 015089947-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015089947-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
West & East GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Hannover, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Jinliang Liu
China (CN)
Dayu Township, Lin County, Shanxi Province, China
Represented by
Francesco Agostini
Prior art cited (1)
cushions
EU design registration No 8368047-0003 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2021-01-04
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested cushion design lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier EU design for cushions.
- ›The holder filed no observations and left the invalidity application undefended.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier published EU design and found broad designer freedom for cushions.
- ›The common triangular cushion form, button layout and side pocket created the same overall impression, so the design was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENÉ
- 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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