Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-28
000131827
Contested design: 015115253-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the registered EU design No 015115253-0002 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene EU-Geschmacksmuster Nr. 015115253-0002 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten, die auf 720 EUR festgesetzt werden.
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, Provinz Zhejiang, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Linbo Gaovia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Xinyi City, Provinz Guangdong, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
cleaning machine
202430470858.9 · China / DesignView · disclosed 2025-03-07
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character under Article 25(1)(b), relying on an earlier Chinese design disclosure.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Chinese design patent and DesignView extract as proof of disclosure before 29 August 2025 under Article 7(1).
- ›It found the earlier and contested cleaning-machine designs identical in all protected features, so the contested design lacked novelty.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the design was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberGailé SAKALAITE-ORLOVSKIENE
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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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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