Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2024-09-26
R1885/2023-3
Contested design: 002175802-0003
Outcome
The contested decision is set aside, the case is remitted to the Invalidity Division for further examination, and each party bears its own costs of the appeal.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Die angefochtene Entscheidung wird aufgehoben. 2. Die Angelegenheit wird zur weiteren Bearbeitung an die Nichtigkeitsabteilung zurückverwiesen. 3. Die Kosten des Beschwerdeverfahrens trägt jede Partei selbst.
CostsEach party bears its own costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
LTV Leuchten & Lampen Vertriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.via PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Industriestraße B Nr. 4, 2345 Brunn am Gebirge, Österreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
XAL GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Auer-Welsbach-Gasse 36, 8055 Graz, Österreich
Represented by
Prior art cited (15)
Screenshot with the indication "Große Art Deco Bauhaus Hexagon Deckenleuchte Lampe aus den 30er Jahren"
deerbe.com · deerbe.com
Screenshot with the indication "Sechseckige Tiffany-Glas-Deckenleuchte"
casalumi.de · casalumi.de
Screenshot with the indication "Raak Holland Sechseck Deckenleuchte Wandleuchte"
ebay.com · ebay.com
Screenshots with the indication "Deckenlampe von Erco, 1970er"
pamono.at · pamono.at
Screenshot with the indication "LED Deckenlampe"
amazon.de · amazon.de
Screenshot with the indication "Akustik-Spanndecke ACOUSTIC LIGHT®"
archiexpo.de · archiexpo.de
Screenshots with the indication "Deutsche sechseckige Volcano Wandlampe, 1970er"
pamono.at · pamono.at
Screenshots with the indication "Wandlampe von Albano Poli für Poliarte"
pamono.at · pamono.at
Catalog page for "HALO2 Hexagon"
UEBEX LED Lighting · UEBEX LED Lighting
Article with image(s) and a Wikipedia entry for "Forumsgebäude"
The Forum Building, a tailor-made lighting
Chinese design shown in Annex Y
CN design No. 201030163935.4 · China / DesignView · disclosed 2011-11-02
Chinese design shown in Annex Y
CN design No. 200730315437.5 · China / DesignView · disclosed 2008-10-29
Chinese design shown in Annex Y
CN design No. 201030668277.4 · China / DesignView · disclosed 2011-05-18
Chinese design shown in Annex Y
CN design No. 200930021325.8 · China / DesignView · disclosed 2010-07-28
Earlier Community design named in the invalidity application form
RCD No. 2568766-0005 · EUIPO register · disclosed 2014-11-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The holder-appellant argued that the contested design had several distinctive structural features beyond a hexagonal shape and created a different overall impression from the cited Chinese design.
- ›The invalidity applicant-respondent maintained that the identical hexagonal basic structure dominated the overall impression and that the Chinese design had been made available to the public under Article 7(1) CDR.
- ›The Board considered disclosure of Chinese design No. 201030163935.4 in the applicant's favour but held that disclosure need not be finally resolved because the cited design did not produce the same overall impression.
- ›The Board found substantial differences in the body, frame, mounting depth, and additional light elements, set aside the invalidity decision, and remitted the case for examination of the remaining prior art.
Deciding panel
- ChairS. Stürmann
- RapporteurE. Fink
- MemberA. Pohlmann
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| frFrench | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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