Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-22
000130704
Contested design: 015103665-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 015103665-0001 is rejected.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 015103665-0001 is rejected.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
He Fengvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Ningbo, Yinzhou District, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Yisi Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
ShenZhen, Guangdong, China
Represented by
Yanyun Zhang
Prior art cited (3)
bread basket with lid and liner shown in Amazon listing
Amazon ASIN B0DF CVX TPW · Amazon · disclosed 2024-10-11
open braided rope bread basket shown in Amazon listing
Amazon ASIN B0DF CVX TPW · Amazon · disclosed 2024-10-11
image submitted within the applicant's observations
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested bread basket lacked novelty and individual character in light of earlier Amazon-disclosed rope baskets and that the 12-month grace period did not apply.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Amazon printout as proof of disclosure for prior designs 1 and 2, rejected prior design 3 as insufficiently evidenced, and found broad designer freedom in the bread-basket sector.
- ›Despite some shared features, the Division found the contested design created a different overall impression and was not identical to the invoked prior designs.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's fixed representation costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailé SAKALAITE-ORLOVSKIENE
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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