Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-26
000132264
Contested design: 015091055-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; EU design No 015091055-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 720 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015091055-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Heatpex Sp. z o.o.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Gdańsk, Poland
Represented by
Wojciech Gierszewski
Holder · RCD owner
Shandong Qiyue Environmental Protection Technology Co.,Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Linyi, Shandong, China
Represented by
Michele Carella
Prior art cited (1)
Heatpex Aria Connect air ventilation system
https://www.youtube.com · YouTube · disclosed 2020-07-20
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying in particular on YouTube screenshots of the earlier 'Heatpex Aria Connect' design disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The holder did not file observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the YouTube screenshots as prior disclosure under Article 7(1) and found that the contested design created the same overall impression as the earlier design on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character, and the holder was ordered to bear the costs.
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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