Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-13
000131325
Contested design: 015048794-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and Registered EU design No 015048794-0001 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld- 2. Registered EU design No 015048794-0001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €320
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Abjoki GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Dortmund, Germany
Prior art cited (1)
YouTube video snapshot showing an oil sprayer design
YouTube · disclosed 2022-09-05
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested oil sprayer lacked novelty and individual character because very similar sprayers had already been disclosed online before the filing date.
- ›The applicant relied, among other evidence, on Annex 4, a YouTube snapshot and hyperlink showing an oil sprayer video uploaded on 05/09/2022.
- ›The holder filed no observations, and the Division accepted the YouTube disclosure as prior art made available to the public under Article 7(1) EUDR.
- ›Comparing the overall impressions, the Division found only minor differences and held that the contested design lacked individual character, so the invalidity application succeeded.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
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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