Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-13
000129921
Contested design: 015090957-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 720 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015090957-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shenzhen Sunny Shi Ji Technology Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Michele Carella
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Eastking Technology Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
battery charger
EU design registration No 015055970-0003 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2024-04-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested battery charger lacked novelty and individual character over earlier EU design registration No 015055970-0003.
- ›The holder argued that chamfer lines, smoother surfaces, and port treatment created a different overall impression in a constrained and crowded product sector.
- ›The Division found the earlier design disclosed, the designer's freedom at least average for the charger body, and no evidence of market saturation.
- ›It held that shared shape, proportions, stepped plug transition, and port arrangement outweighed minor differences, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberGailé SAKALAITE
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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