Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-19
000131848
Contested design: 015101133-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Registered EU design No 015101133-0002 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015101133-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Hangzhou Qiuzhichan Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
Represented by
Isabelle Bertaux
Holder · RCD owner
Solecom-Y OÜ
EE
Tallinn, Estonia
Prior art cited (1)
combination seatbelt cutter and window breakers
UK design registration No 6273375 · UK Design Bulletin · disclosed 2023-05-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over an earlier UK design published before the contested design filing date.
- ›The applicant relied on UK design registration No 6273375 for combination seatbelt cutter and window breakers; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division found the earlier UK registration sufficiently disclosed under Article 7(1) EUDR and compared the designs from the informed user perspective.
- ›It held that the shared structure and features outweighed minor colour and surface-pattern differences, so the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 720 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- 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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