Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-07
000128615
Contested design: 015028467-0002
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 015028467-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Yigen Yangvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Represented by
Krzysztof Breguła
Holder · RCD owner
Yami Zhongchuang (wenzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
handcuff-like locking device design
EU design registration No 015027768-0001 · Office Bulletin · disclosed 2023-07-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant relied on prior EU design registration No 015027768-0001 and argued that the contested motorcycle lock design conflicted with it under Article 25(1)(d) EUDR.
- ›The holder argued that differences in the cuff housings, locking protrusion, lower casing, and the earlier design's keys and chain created a different overall impression.
- ›The Invalidity Division found the designer had at least average freedom and that the shared handcuff-like configuration and proportions dominated the overall impression.
- ›The Division concluded that the contested design conflicted with the earlier protected design under Article 25(1)(d) EUDR and declared it invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailé SAKALAITE-ORLOVSKIENE
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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