Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-24
000129540
Contested design: 004142297-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 004142297-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Europapa Handels GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Nettetal, Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Ningbo Wilder Outdoor Products Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
solar lamp / torch-style garden light
EU design registration No 003457290-0001 · European Union Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2016-11-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier EU design registration No 003457290-0001.
- ›The holder argued the common solar-light features and differences in the lampshade, slots, button, handle, and decorative perforations created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division found the earlier EU design had been validly disclosed, the designer enjoyed broad freedom, and the shared shape, proportions, and lamp-shade configuration dominated the overall impression.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b) EUDR, so the application was upheld and the design invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberGailé SAKALAITE-ORLOVSKIENE
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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