Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-08
000131788
Contested design: 008799316-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay fixed costs of EUR 720.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 008799316-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Zuyang Zhongvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Liu Xiaoxia
China (CN)
Ma'anshan City, China
Represented by
Emilio Zeininger
Prior art cited (1)
lunch box
CN 306766458 S · China · disclosed 2021-08-20
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over an earlier Chinese design patent for a lunch box published before the filing date.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations, so the application was undefended.
- ›The Division accepted the Chinese design patent as prior disclosure and found broad designer freedom for lunch boxes despite functional closure features.
- ›It found the shared rectangular shape, curved edges, recessed lid panel, oval detail, seam, and four side handles outweighed the colour and interior differences.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b) EUDR, so the application was upheld and the design invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
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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