Invalidity · first instance · 2026-06-11
000131250
Contested design: 015093325-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and registered EU design No 015093325-0001 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 015093325-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shutao Zhanvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Xinyang, Henan, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Futing Liuvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Lianjiang City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Mon Yin Lin
Prior art cited (1)
lint remover — handheld device with circular head comprising perforated central surface and aligned elongated handle
EU design registration No 015048906-0001 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2024-01-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant (Shutao Zhan) argued that the contested lint remover design lacks individual character compared to earlier EU design registration No 015048906-0001 (published 31/01/2024), with unlimited designer freedom as shape and arrangement of features are not technically constrained.
- ›Holder argued the designs differ in five specific respects: a discontinuous ring on the front surface, elliptical button surround, absence of a stepped shaving head, visible charging port position, and bottom-view handle overlap — collectively creating a different overall impression.
- ›The Division found the designs almost identical in shape, proportions, configuration and colours; both have a circular head with perforated surface on an elongated handle with a sliding button; the holder's enumerated differences would require detailed examination beyond overall-impression assessment.
- ›Application upheld; contested design declared invalid for lack of individual character under Article 6(1)(b) EUDR.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| 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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