Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-20
000131530
Contested design: 015068198-0002
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 015068198-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Bernd Braunevia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Unterhaching, Germany
Represented by
Georgios Karakatsanis
Holder · RCD owner
Zhuhai Kelitong Electronic Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Represented by
Ákos Süle
Prior art cited (1)
KharWette non-electric coffee grinder offer on Amazon
ASIN B 0CP FNZ 8NQ · Amazon.de · disclosed 2023-12-04
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested coffee grinder design lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier Amazon-disclosed grinder.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient internet disclosure of the prior grinder from 4 December 2023.
- ›Given broad designer freedom and the strong similarities in body, grooves, ring and crank configuration, the contested design created the same overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- 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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