Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-23
000131089
Contested design: 015029251-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015029251-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Guangzhou Weifuling Import and Export Trading Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Guangzhou, China
Represented by
Krzysztof Breguła
Holder · RCD owner
Rongrong Gao
China (CN)
Yueyang City, China
Represented by
Pier Francesco Pistuddi
Prior art cited (1)
Welnove Blister Plaster adhesive bandage/plaster
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B 07D LY1 TRT · Amazon.de · disclosed 2018-06-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested plaster design lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier Amazon.de listing showing an essentially identical adhesive bandage.
- ›The applicant said only the adhesive function constrained design freedom; the holder requested more time but ultimately filed no substantive observations.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient internet disclosure from 23/06/2018 and found the prior design available to the public before filing.
- ›Given the broad design freedom and the strong visual similarities, the Division found no different overall impression and declared the design invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailé SAKALAITE-ORLOVSKIENE
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
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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