Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-13
000131384
Contested design: 015091215-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and Registered EU design No 0150912150001 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered EU design No 0150912150001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Ningbo Tianhong Stationery Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
ZheJiang, China
Represented by
Ren Jin
Holder · RCD owner
Ningbo Yinzhou Wowo International Trade Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, China
Prior art cited (1)
TENWIN 8017 animal-style electric pencil sharpener with bear-like ears
Alibaba offer Nos 1600104289621 and 16001042262 · Alibaba · disclosed 2021-03-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on Alibaba screenshots and sales records for its TENWIN 8017 animal-style pencil sharpener disclosed before 24 January 2025.
- ›Holder filed no observations and did not contest disclosure, the informed user, or the comparison of the designs.
- ›The Division accepted the Alibaba material as proof of public disclosure under Article 7 EUDR and found at least average design freedom for pencil sharpeners.
- ›It held the contested design's conical bear-like shape, ears, front compartment, opening and lever created the same overall impression as the prior design despite minor base and compartment differences.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 720 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
Decision files
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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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