Invalidity · first instance · 2026-06-02
000132485
Contested design: 015099603-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; registered EU design No 015099603-0001 is declared invalid; the holder bears the costs fixed at EUR 720.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015099603-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Yilin Zhangvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Chengjiao Township, Luoning County, Henan Province, China
Represented by
Qiang Zhou
Holder · RCD owner
Novowise Ltdvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
CB1 2GE, United Kingdom
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
FYY Travel Cable Organizer Pouch – case for computer discs / protective cover for communication apparatus
ASIN B0924H4XB9, https://www.amazon.com · Amazon.com · disclosed 2021-04-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued lack of novelty and individual character: the contested cable-organiser case design (filed 21/04/2025) is identical or virtually identical to the 'FYY Travel Cable Organizer Pouch' disclosed on Amazon.com since 09/04/2021, sharing the same black minimalist outer casing with two zippers and a very similar grey interior with mesh storage slots.
- ›Holder did not submit observations.
- ›The Division found the designer enjoyed broad freedom, then compared the designs and identified only minor potential differences (one undisclosed interior compartment side) insufficient to alter the overall impression; both designs share an almost identical outer silhouette, proportions, zippers, elastic bands and interior layout.
- ›Application upheld; the contested design lacks individual character under Article 6(1)(b) CDR; the holder bears EUR 720 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberGailé SAKALAITE-ORLOVSKIENE
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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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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