Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-19
000131866
Contested design: 015101133-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Registered EU design No 015101133-0001 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 015101133-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Hangzhou Qiuzhichan Technology Co., Ltd.
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 breaker
UK design registration No 6273375S · 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's filing date.
- ›The holder was invited to respond to the invalidity application but filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier UK design and found broad designer freedom apart from safety-related constraints.
- ›It held that the shared structure and features outweighed minor differences, so the contested design created the same overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
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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