Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-20
000131904
Contested design: 015086528-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and Registered EU design No 015086528-0001 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered EU design No 015086528-0001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Olsen Store GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Bargteheide, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Lang Huang
China (CN)
Tanghu Town, Tongcheng County, Hubei Province, China
Prior art cited (1)
rope ladder for Secret Santa Prank
ASIN B 0DH R27 361 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2024-09-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on several earlier designs including an Amazon listing for a rope ladder decoration available since 22/09/2024.
- ›Holder filed no observations after being invited to respond.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7 and found broad design freedom for festive decorations.
- ›Because both rope-ladder decorations created the same overall impression on the informed user, the contested design lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
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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