Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-30
000131628
Contested design: 015108346-0008
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 015108346-0008 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Liyun Qianvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
baking sheets
EU design registration No 015011553-0001 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2023-03-06
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested paper baking cup lacked individual character and was essentially a standard product shape constrained by function.
- ›The holder was invited to respond to the invalidity application but filed no observations.
- ›The Division found the earlier EU design had been validly disclosed, the designer's freedom was at least average, and the contour differences were too minor to change the overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character, so the EU design was declared invalid and the holder was ordered to pay costs.
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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