Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-08
000131366
Contested design: 015097898-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's fixed costs of EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015097898-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, which are fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Da Xiavia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China
Represented by
Mon Yin Lin
Holder · RCD owner
Danmar Tech SLvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Culleredo v La Coruña, Spain
Prior art cited (1)
clip-on LED lamp
Design No 202230640405.7 · China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) · disclosed 2023-01-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character based on an earlier Chinese design disclosure for a clip-on LED lamp.
- ›Holder filed no observations despite being invited to respond to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted Annex 1 as prior disclosure from 17 January 2023 and found broad design freedom for LED lamps.
- ›Minor differences in colour, label and trade mark did not alter the same overall impression, so the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ Palomares
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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