Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-21
000132104
Contested design: 009041213-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 320.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 009041213-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 320.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €320
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
United Tradingvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
Paris, France
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Damai Network Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Emilio Zeininger
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon listing for 'ALTcompluser Finger Splint' / finger cot product
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B 09C LDL T8L · Amazon.de · disclosed 2021-08-13
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on an earlier Amazon-disclosed finger splint predating the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations or objections, so the applicant's disclosure evidence was unrebutted.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7 and found the designer's freedom at least average in the finger-cot sector.
- ›It found the shared structure and fastening configuration created the same overall impression, with color and minor detail differences insufficient to confer individual character.
- ›The application was upheld in full, the contested design was declared invalid, 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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