Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-27
000131624
Contested design: 015091321-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 015091321-0001 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
Taizhou Wanchang Electronic Technology CO., LTDvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Novowise LTDvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
CB1 2GE, United Kingdom
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
portable lanterns
EUD No. 015047913-0001 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2024-01-22
Tape Measure Lamp
Chinese design patent No. 202330626623.X · China · disclosed 2024-08-02
Ollny Solar Camping Fairy Lights solar lamp offer
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B0CY1XHFQW · Amazon · disclosed 2025-01-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, relying on three earlier designs that it said matched the contested solar lamp in all essential features.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of D1, D2 and D3, but found D1 and D2 visibly different in top surface, colours, structure and clip, and D3 too incomplete to establish identity.
- ›Because none of the prior designs was identical within Article 5(2), the novelty attack failed and the invalidity application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberGailė SAKALAITE-ORLOVSKIENE
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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