Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2020-01-07
R0486/2018-3
Contested design: 002435768-0034
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed and the applicant is ordered to bear the costs of the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Die Beschwerde wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten des Nichtigkeits- und des Beschwerdeverfahrens.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
EGLO LEUCHTEN GMBHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Heiligkreuz 22, 6136 Pill, Österreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Briloner Leuchten GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Im Kissen 2, 59929 Brilon, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
ring-shaped lamp (Ringo), registered, published 23 April 2008, expired 10 March 2013
GGM Nr. 894126-0011 · EUIPO Community Designs Bulletin / EGLO Katalog Wohnraumleuchten 2009/10 · disclosed 2008-04-23
table lamp shown in a single view in the EGLO catalogue 2009/10 (used only by Invalidity Division; not relied on by applicant in appeal)
EGLO Katalog Wohnraumleuchten 2009/10 · EGLO product catalogue 2009/2010 · disclosed 2009-01-01
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant (EGLO) appealed the Invalidity Division's rejection of its invalidity application against Briloner's three-headed ring ceiling luminaire RCD (GGM No 2435768-0034), arguing that only the luminaire head matters for the overall impression, that the mounting arm and number of heads are standard/technical features to be disregarded, and that the shared ring-shaped luminaire head with housing creates the same impression as the earlier GGM No 894126-0011.
- ›The design holder (Briloner) sought dismissal, pointing to confirmed Board and General Court decisions dismissing analogous EGLO invalidity applications against similar designs (R 738/2016-3, R 746/2016-3, T-767/17), and arguing all features of the three-headed ceiling fixture must be considered in their entirety.
- ›The Board limited the appeal to only the earlier GGM No 894126-0011 (D1) as the sole prior art relied on in the appeal. The contested GGM — a three-headed ceiling fixture — differs from the earlier single wall/ceiling luminaire in the ceiling housing, central rod with three arms, number and arrangement of heads, and the specific form of the luminaire body; the overall impression is entirely different. Prior General Court and Board decisions confirming dismissal of EGLO's analogous applications were applied.
- ›The appeal is dismissed; the invalidity application is confirmed rejected.
Deciding panel
- ChairTh. M. Margellos
- RapporteurE. Fink
- MemberC. Bartos
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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