Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-08
000132044
Contested design: 015117248-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015117248-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shenzhen Yikang Hi-Technology Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Xucan XU
China (CN)
Lianrao Town, Raoping County, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Emilio Manfred Zeininger
Prior art cited (1)
electric massagers
CN 305404609 S · patent database · disclosed 2019-10-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over Chinese design patent CN 305404609 S, published before the contested design filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the earlier design was disclosed on 25/10/2019 and compared both head massager designs from the informed user perspective.
- ›Given the at least average degree of design freedom, minor detail differences did not change the same overall impression, so individual character was lacking.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was invalidated in full, and costs were awarded against the holder.
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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