Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-26
000129502
Contested design: 015039332-0012
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen EU-Geschmacksmusters Nr. 015039332-00012 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Fuzhou Qisuo Advertising Planning Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Holder · RCD owner
Oro-Kong GmbH
Germany (DE)
Ruppach-Goldhausen, Deutschland
Prior art cited (2)
sets of storage boxes shown in an undated website extract
https://www.simple-joy.de · simple-joy.de
screenshots showing storage boxes in social-media posts
Facebook posts of account "Simple Joy Deutschland" · Facebook
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, alleging earlier online disclosures of identical storage-box sets, and also argued the contested subject matter was not a design under Article 3(1).
- ›The holder filed no observations within the extended time limit and later requested restitutio in integrum.
- ›The Division found the registered views clearly showed a specific set of three storage boxes, not an abstract idea or mere functional concept, so the Article 3(1) attack failed.
- ›The cited website extract and Facebook screenshots did not reliably prove source, date, or public accessibility, so disclosure under Article 7 was not established.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected in full, making restitutio unnecessary and awarding EUR 400 in costs against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberIvo TSENKOV
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvan PRANDZHEV
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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