Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-31
000131507
Contested design: 015049550-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered EU design No 015049550-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder bears the costs fixed at EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015049550-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Cinderwing Studios, LLCvia PDF extraction
United States (US)
Dayton, United States
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Chenyu New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Krzysztof Żuradzki
Prior art cited (1)
Etsy listing for "Mystery Dragon and Egg Combo - 3d Printed articulated dragons"
Etsy · disclosed 2023-08-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over a previously marketed and disclosed dragon-and-egg design.
- ›The applicant relied on Etsy printouts and customer reviews dated before 2 February 2024 to prove prior online disclosure.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Etsy evidence as prior disclosure and found the shared low-poly articulated dragon and faceted egg features created the same overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to bear costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
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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