Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2023-05-31
R1562/2022-3
Contested design: 008126841-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the design holder must bear the invalidity applicant's costs and fees in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
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1. Dismisses the appeal. 2. Orders the design holder to bear the costs and fees incurred by the invalidity applicant in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
MRKK ApSvia PDF extraction
Denmark (DK)
Stokagervej 5, 8240 Risskov, Denmark
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Deluxe Holding ApSvia PDF extraction
Denmark (DK)
Kobbervej 7, 6000 Kolding, Denmark
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
electric candle / Christmas tree light
DR 2020 00027 · Danish design register · disclosed 2020-05-06
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant relied on Danish design registration DR 2020 00027 and argued that the contested electric candle was identical to the earlier design and therefore lacked novelty.
- ›The design holder argued that disclosure of the prior design was abusive because it had allegedly shown the contested candle earlier at the Formland fair, and it also maintained that the designs differed in the flame, groove, proportions and market context.
- ›The Board held that publication of the Danish design on 6 May 2020 proved disclosure, that the design holder had not established abuse within the grace-period exception, and that the conflicting candle designs were identical apart from immaterial details.
- ›The Board upheld the invalidity finding for lack of novelty, dismissed the appeal, and ordered the design holder to bear the costs.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurH. Salmi
- MemberM. Bra
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
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