Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-27
000131826
Contested design: 015115253-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015115253-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Ningbo Huayi Electronic Appliance Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
linbo Gaovia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Xinyi City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
cleaning machine
Chinese design patent No. 202430032919.3 · DesignView database · disclosed 2024-10-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over an earlier Chinese design patent for a cleaning machine.
- ›The applicant argued the contested design reproduced the earlier disclosure entirely in configuration, proportions, lines, and arrangement of elements.
- ›The holder filed no observations despite being invited to respond.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of Chinese design patent No. 202430032919.3 from 22/10/2024 and found the compared designs identical in all represented features.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked novelty under Article 5(1)(b) EUDR, so the Division did not examine individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberGailé SAKALAITE-ORLOVSKIENE
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| 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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