Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2023-10-09
R0810/2022-3
Contested design: 007745252-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed and the design holder must bear the costs of the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text
1. Dismisses the appeal. 2. Orders the design holder to bear the costs incurred by the invalidity applicant in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Piffany Copenhagen ApSvia PDF extraction
Denmark (DK)
Bymosevej 17, 3200 Helsinge, Denmark
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Deluxe holding ApSvia PDF extraction
Denmark (DK)
Kobbervej 7, 6000 Kolding, Denmark
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
UYUNI pillar candle
Maison & Objet trade fair, Villepinte · disclosed 2020-01-17
Sompex electric candle (Lysholder)
Model No 39 050 · SOMPEX 2017 catalogue
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The design holder argued that D1 was not validly disclosed, D2 was unclear, the market was crowded, and the cited candles created different overall impressions.
- ›The invalidity applicant maintained that D1 had been disclosed before filing and that both D1 and D2 deprived the contested candle of individual character.
- ›The Board admitted additional appeal evidence, found D1 disclosed at the Maison & Objet fair in January 2020, and compared the contested design with D1.
- ›It held that the shared cylindrical body, wick and teardrop flame dominated the overall impression, so the contested RCD lacked individual character and the appeal failed.
Deciding panel
- ChairS. Stürmann
- RapporteurH. Salmi
- MemberM. Bra
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
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