Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-26
000131546
Contested design: 015117447-0001
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 015117447-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Bernd Braunevia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Unterhaching, Germany
Represented by
Georgios Karakatsanis
Holder · RCD owner
Foshan Changyuansheng Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
DITOSH manual coffee grinder
https://www.amazon.co.uk; ASIN B0FHHQ2RK2 · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2025-08-26
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested coffee grinder lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier Amazon-listed DITOSH grinder disclosed before filing.
- ›Holder filed no observations and did not contest disclosure, the informed user, or the design comparison.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7(1) and found broad designer freedom for non-electric coffee grinders.
- ›It found the designs created the same overall impression despite minor crank, knob, and colour differences, so the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld, the design invalidated in full, and costs awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D´ERRICO
- 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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