Invalidity · first instance · 2026-06-30
000132465
Contested design: 015116204-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered EU design No 015116204-0003 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015116204-0003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shantou City Ka Le Er Toys Co., LTDvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Qiang Zhou
Holder · RCD owner
Dan Hu
China (CN)
Yuyue Town, Jiayu County, Hubei Province, China
Represented by
Eberhard Jorg Trempel
Prior art cited (1)
transformable dragon-like creature toy
202430663486.1 · DesignView database · disclosed 2025-06-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested transformable toy design (dragon-like creature with elongated neck, wing-like panels, four legs, and tapered tail) lacks individual character over Chinese design patent No 202430663486.1 published 17/06/2025, sharing the same overall silhouette and structural configuration.
- ›Holder did not submit observations and was undefended.
- ›The Division found designer freedom at least average; minor differences in body openness and surface contouring were insufficient to produce a different overall impression given the identical fundamental structure and characteristic silhouette shared by both designs.
- ›Application upheld; contested design declared invalid for lack of individual character under Article 6(1)(b) EUDR.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberGailé SAKALAITE-ORLOVSKIENE
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
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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