Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-30
000131885
Contested design: 008667604-0001
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 008667604-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Meng Livia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
Represented by
Yu Lin
Holder · RCD owner
Yuan Li Ug (haftungsbeschränkt)via PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Neumarkt, Germany
Prior art cited (1)
"The original dancing cactus" product shown in YouTube screenshots
https://www.youtube.com · YouTube · disclosed 2020-12-27
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on an earlier dancing-cactus design disclosed online before the filing date.
- ›The holders were invited to respond but filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the YouTube screenshots as proof of prior disclosure and found broad designer freedom with only minor differences between the designs.
- ›The contested design created the same overall impression on the informed user as the prior design and therefore lacked individual character.
- ›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
| 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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