Invalidity · first instance · 2026-06-09
000132124
Contested design: 015120538-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and registered EU design No 015120538-0002 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 015120538-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Jinbin Yuanvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Foshan, Guangdong, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Massager by Mocoli — electric handheld/body-contact massager with four flexible legs
https://www.amazon.de, ASIN B0FWK2KB5N · amazon.de · disclosed 2025-10-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant (Jinbin Yuan) argued that the contested massager design lacks individual character in view of the Mocoli 'Massager' disclosed on Amazon.de on 16/10/2025, before the contested design's filing date (18/10/2025), sharing the same rectangular top, four legs, metallic borders and control panel configuration.
- ›Holder did not submit observations.
- ›The Division found the prior design duly disclosed before the filing date; comparing the designs from two perspective views, the contested design shares the same overall shape, housing proportions, extremities and materials; a belt visible in the prior design and oval pads visible in the contested design's bottom view are insufficient to distinguish them.
- ›Application upheld; contested design declared invalid for lack of individual character under Article 6(1)(b) EUDR.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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