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欧盟外观设计专利无效“加急”将于7月1日正式生效
Time: 2026-09-12 Click count: 657

欧盟外观设计长期实行的形式审查制度造成了“即便设计本身存在明显瑕疵,依旧能够顺利完成注册。部分从业者借此依托平台投诉规则、利用司法审理时间差,将外观设计沦为商业竞争工具”这一现象。

许多跨境卖家的经营节奏也受到了严重的影响,可谓是怨声载道。当然,欧盟官方也收到了不少反馈,并也采取了一系列措施进行整治——快速无效机制(Fast-track Invalidity)孕育而生。

欧盟外观设计(EU Design)的“加急”无效程序(Fast-track invalidity)是欧盟外观设计改革第二阶段(2026年7月1日起正式推行)引入的新机制,旨在针对存在明显权利瑕疵、无实质争议、存在滥用倾向的外观设计,大幅缩短审理周期,加快撤销确权速度。
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一、 加急(优先)无效程序的适用条件

要适用加急(优先)审理程序,必须同时满足以下条件:

1、无效理由限制:无效申请仅以“缺乏新颖性(lack of novelty)”或“缺乏独特性(lack of individual character)”等法定[敏感词]无效理由发起。

2、权利人无抗辩:涉案外观设计权利人未在规定期限内提出异议,且未提交任何抗辩意见。

注:若案件涉及其他无效理由,或权利人正常应诉抗辩,则仍按传统普通程序审理,无法适用加急。

二、 加急程序的实际效果

加速审结:符合条件的案件将由欧盟知识产权局(EUIPO)优先快速审结并作出裁定,大幅缩短审理周期(传统普通程序通常需10个月左右,若权利人放弃抗辩,快可缩短至6个月左右)。

程序简化:加急程序要求无效请求人在提起无效请求时,即提交充分论证的无效理由书和配套证据材料,将“负担重心”前置,以避免程序拖延。

三、 操作建议

精准评估理由:在提起无效请求前,需评估涉案设计是否确实存在“缺乏新颖性/独特性”的[敏感词]瑕疵,并准备好确凿的在先公开证据(如早于申请日的销售记录、展会照片、在先专利等)。

把握时机:若权利人自知理亏(如确无新颖性)而放弃抗辩,将直接触发加急机制,有助于请求人尽早获得无效裁定,扫清商业障碍。


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