Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-18
000131088
Contested design: 015104040-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 320 in costs.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015104040-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 320.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €320
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
LAVATELLI S.R.L.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Torino, Italy
Holder · RCD owner
ZhiAo Zhou
China (CN)
Zhongzhou Township, Yueyang County, Hunan Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Lavatelli - VAC-U-PUMP wireless vacuum pump
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B 0DJ VXZ VNK · Amazon.de · disclosed 2025-03-19
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued its VAC-U-PUMP design had been disclosed on Amazon before the contested design filing date and that the contested design copied it.
- ›Holder filed no observations and left the disclosure evidence and similarity arguments uncontested.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7(1) EUDR predating the filing date.
- ›Considering the protected features, average designer freedom, and strong shape similarity, the Division found no different overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
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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