Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-11
000130985
Contested design: 015069281-0001
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 015069281-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Wenfeng Linvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Maria Ioannides
Holder · RCD owner
Suzhou Hongmao Import & Export Trade Co.,Ltd
China (CN)
Suzhou City,Jiangsu Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon offer for a parcel box titled 'Toboli Parcel Box Anthracite'
ASIN B0CC2PYHWK · Amazon.de · disclosed 2023-07-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier parcel-box designs disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The applicant relied, among other evidence, on an Amazon.de listing for a parcel box with ASIN B0CC2PYHWK available since 17 July 2023.
- ›The holder filed no observations, so the disclosure evidence and the applicant's comparison were unrebutted.
- ›The Division found the prior design validly disclosed and producing the same overall impression, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- 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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