Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-09
000131186
Contested design: 015084438-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered EU design No 015084438-0001 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered EU design No 015084438-0001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
Hong Kong (HK)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Electronic Way Technology Co.,Ltd
China (CN)
Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, China
Represented by
Michele Carella
Prior art cited (1)
electrical power packs
015075790-0001 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2024-10-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier EU design disclosures, especially D1.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted D1 as disclosed before the filing date and found at least average designer freedom for power supply units.
- ›Differences in surface detailing and port configuration did not change the overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld and the contested design was declared invalid; the holder was ordered to bear costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailé SAKALAITE-ORLOVSKIENE
- 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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