Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-06
000131224
Contested design: 015101932-0003
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 0151019320003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Guoqiang Shenvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Yinzhou Ningbo, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Ruixin Fengshuo Electronic Co., Ltd
China (CN)
Shenzhen City, China
Represented by
Mon Yin Lin
Prior art cited (1)
Satisure Natural Sound Box smart speaker
ASIN B0DGTNW4KW · Amazon.es · disclosed 2024-10-20
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested smart-speaker design lacked novelty and individual character because it copied earlier designs disclosed on Amazon before the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon.es printout as sufficient internet disclosure evidence and found the earlier speaker identical in all relevant features, with only immaterial differences.
- ›The application was upheld on Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 5(1)(b) EUDR, so the contested design was declared invalid and further grounds were not examined.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
- MemberRebecca DAVIES SANTANNA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| 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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