Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-23
000130703
Contested design: 015067200-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 015067200-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Robert David Harrington-Jonesvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
London, United Kingdom
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Biwei Lin
China (CN)
Shantou City, Guangdong, China
Represented by
Krzysztof Breguła
Prior art cited (2)
plant supports
CN 307620779 S · China · disclosed 2022-10-28
HAINANSTRY adjustable plant support offer
https://www.amazon.com; ASIN B0DK1R8LRW · Amazon
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested plant-support stake design lacked novelty over a Chinese design patent and an Amazon product listing showing the same design before filing.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the Chinese design patent from its 28/10/2022 publication date but rejected the Amazon listing as evidence because no pre-filing disclosure date was proven.
- ›Comparing the accepted prior design with the contested design, the Division found immediately perceptible differences in ring attachment and colour, so the designs were not identical.
- ›The application was rejected because the evidence did not establish lack of novelty under Article 25(1)(b) EUDR.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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