Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-12
000129372
Contested design: 015027791-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and registered EU design No 015027791-0001 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered EU design No 015027791-0001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Albatros International GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Nerdlen, Germany
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
EGOONM chair
ASIN B0BW79Q4KV; https://www.amazon.de · Amazon.de · disclosed 2023-02-19
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested chair design lacked novelty and individual character over an Amazon.de listing for the 'EGOONM' chair available since 19/02/2023.
- ›Holder challenged disclosure and argued the prior listing might fall within the grace period because the seller or manufacturer was unclear, but provided no evidence attributing it to the contested design's creator.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon evidence, rejected the grace-period objection, and found the compared chairs almost identical in shape, cushion pattern and configuration, with only minor colour-shade differences.
- ›Application upheld because the contested design did not create a different overall impression on the informed user.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberGailé SAKALAITE
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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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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