Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-22
000130164
Contested design: 015080114-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is granted, the registered EU design No. 015080114-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene EU-Geschmacksmuster Nr. 015080114-0001 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Der Inhaber trägt die Kosten, die auf EUR 720 festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Guangdong Roman Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Qiang Zhou
Holder · RCD owner
Moritz Neugebauer
Germany (DE)
Friedrichstraße 155, 10117 Berlin, Deutschland
Prior art cited (1)
Hair Clipper
CN202330740862.8 · CNIPA · disclosed 2024-07-19
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based mainly on earlier Chinese design D1 for a hair clipper published before the contested design's filing date.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure in the European Union, argued its own later CNIPA design showed originality, and maintained the contested design created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division held CNIPA publication of D1 on 19 July 2024 was sufficient disclosure under Article 7(1), and the holder did not rebut that presumption with evidence.
- ›Comparing the designs from the informed user's perspective, the Division found the many shared contours, proportions, and component placement outweighed minor differences, so the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full, the contested EU design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 720 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvan PRANDZHEV
- MemberIvo TSENKOV
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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