Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-19
000131764
Contested design: 015000543-0001
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 015000543-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Dongguan Chuangyi New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Dongguan Penghui New Energy Technology Co., Ltd
China (CN)
Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Automotive emergency starting power supply
CN 306460154 S · China · disclosed 2021-04-13
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested portable generator design lacked novelty and individual character over Chinese design patent CN 306460154 S disclosed on 13 April 2021.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted disclosure of the prior design, found broad designer freedom apart from technical USB-port features, and held that the shared shape and ornamental features created the same overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld and the contested design was declared invalid, with costs awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberGailé SAKALAITE-ORLOVSKIENE
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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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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