Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-11
000131765
Contested design: 015011553-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità del disegno o modello dell’UE registrato n. 015011553-0001 è respinta. 2. Il richiedente sopporta l’onere delle spese del titolare, fissate a 400 EUR.
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
Shenzhen Xingbo Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Pier Francesco Pistuddi
Prior art cited (2)
baking bowls
RCD No 008937502-0001 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2022-04-29
baking bowl offered on Amazon
Amazon ASIN B09QX8TY1X · Amazon / Wayback Machine · disclosed 2022-01-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character and argued the baking-paper container's features were dictated solely by technical function.
- ›The applicant relied on earlier RCD D1 and an Amazon web disclosure D2; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division found the technical-function objection unproven because no convincing evidence showed the design choices were solely function-driven.
- ›It held D1 and D2 were disclosed but visually differed in shape, pleating, tabs, material, color, and wall inclination, so the contested design retained individual character and novelty.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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