Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-06
000132064
Contested design: 015121128-0001
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 015121128-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Min Chenvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shantou City, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Han Sheng
China (CN)
Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, China
Represented by
Francesco Agostini
Prior art cited (1)
Spurgehom Handheld steam cleaner
ASIN B0C7Q1KJ2Y · Amazon · disclosed 2023-06-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested steam cleaner design lacked novelty and individual character because it reproduced an earlier Amazon-disclosed Spurgehom Handheld design.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient proof of disclosure before 24/10/2025 and found the designer had relatively high freedom for steam cleaners.
- ›The designs produced the same overall impression on the informed user, so the application was upheld and the contested design declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
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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