Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-07
000131744
Contested design: 008937502-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 008937502-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Liyun Qianvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Beilei Ma
China (CN)
Zhejiang Province, China
Prior art cited (2)
baking paper cup shown in an Amazon listing
https://www.amazon.com; ASIN B09QX8TY1X · Amazon.com via Internet Archive · disclosed 2022-01-21
blog article submitted to show long-standing use of baking papers; no comparable design shown
Food History Jottings: 'A review of the Marvellous Mrs Beeton, with Sophie Dahl. BBC.TWO' · Food History Jottings · disclosed 2011-09-30
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the baking paper cup design was dictated solely by technical function and also lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier Amazon disclosure.
- ›The applicant relied mainly on an Internet Archive capture of an Amazon listing for ASIN B09QX8TY1X and also filed a blog article; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division rejected the technical-function objection, accepted the Amazon listing as prior public disclosure before filing, but found clear differences in material appearance, colour, folds, tabs and undisclosed outer sides.
- ›The invalidity grounds under Articles 8(1), 6(1)(b) and 5(1)(b) EUDR failed, so the application was rejected and costs of EUR 400 were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| 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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