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Applicant-side representative
PONS IP, S.A.
14 first-instance invalidity cases · 2023–2026 · 71.4% win rate
Cases
14
Invalidated
10
Lost
4
Win rate
71.4%
Median costs
€720
Win rate by year
2023
0%0/2 merits
2024
33.3%1/3 merits
2025
100%6/6 merits
2026
100%3/3 merits
Bar = win rate; faint right-hand bar = case volume that year.
Most-practised sectors
- 02Clothing & haberdashery2
- 07Household goods2
- 10Clocks, watches & instruments2
- 23Fluid-distribution, sanitary, heating2
- 26Lighting apparatus2
- 09Packages & containers1
Most-invoked grounds
- Article 25(1)(b)14
- Article 7(1)9
- Article 4(1)8
- Article 6(1)(b)8
- Article 74
- Article 5(1)(b)3
Most-represented clients
- Antoni Pons, S.A.2 cases · 0/2 won
- Ningbo Vasa Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.2 cases · 0/2 won
- Dongguan Super Electric Technology Co., Ltd1 case · 1/1 won
- Foshan Hanshi Heating Equipment Manufactuere CO., LTD.1 case · 1/1 won
- Guanfeng Zhang1 case · 1/1 won
- Guoqiang Shen1 case · 1/1 won
Most-frequent opposing parties
- Andrés Machado Sanmartín2 cases · prevailed 2×
- Electronic Controls Company2 cases · prevailed 2×
- Dongdong Xu1 case
- Medintim SL1 case
Most-frequent opposing holder-side firms
- Esquivel & Martin Santos European Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys2 cases · they prevailed 2×
- Murgitroyd & Company2 cases · they prevailed 2×
- Asternery S.L1 case
- Engemann Jörg-Berten Rechtsanwälte1 case
- Ioannides, Cleanthous & Co LLC1 case
- Isern Patentes y Marcas, S.L.1 case
Recent decisions
| Date | Case | Holder | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | 000131046 | Zhongshan Outuopu Optoelectronics Co., Ltd | Invalidated (total) |
| 2026-03-06 | 000131224 | Shenzhen Ruixin Fengshuo Electronic Co., Ltd | Invalidated (total) |
| 2026-01-15 | 000130601 | Zhou Canbin | Invalidated (total) |
| 2025-12-23 | 000130541 | Medintim SL | Invalidated (total) |
| 2025-12-04 | 000130362 | Shenzhen Xiafang Technology Co., Ltd | Invalidated (total) |
| 2025-09-29 | 000128595 | Zhipeng Xie | Invalidated (total) |
| 2025-07-16 | 000128515 | Staubsaugermanufaktur GmbH | Invalidated (total) |
| 2025-05-23 | 000127956 | Dongdong Xu | Invalidated (total) |
| 2025-02-18 | 000126898 | Guangdong Debei Metal Products Technology Co., LTD | Invalidated (total) |
| 2024-11-29 | 000126515 | Shenzhen Sunbow Industrial CO., LTD | Invalidated (total) |
| 2024-02-08 | 000119838 | Andrés Machado Sanmartín | Application rejected (holder wins) |
| 2024-02-08 | 000119818 | Andrés Machado Sanmartín | Application rejected (holder wins) |