Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2024-12-09
R2289/2023-3
Contested design: 000684360-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the invalidity applicant must bear the design holder's costs in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Die Beschwerde wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin im Nichtigkeits - und Beschwerdeverfahren.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay 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 (3)
product data sheet for the LED lighting system "Sigma II Corner Y LED"
Sigma II Corner Y LED · product data sheet · disclosed 2022-03-12
undated internet prints showing lamps, including the "Y-MODEL" offer
CASA SHOP; anour.dk · CASA SHOP / anour.dk
undated internet offer of a Y-shaped LED lamp by A.L Lighting Limited
A.L Lighting Limited offer "4000K beleuchtet natürliche Deckenverkleidung des Weiß-LED y-Form mit 90" · A.L Lighting Limited internet offer
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the contested lamp lacked novelty and individual character because comparable Y-shaped ceiling lights had been disclosed before filing.
- ›On appeal it also relied on late-filed Italian registered designs and alleged procedural errors in refusing witness and expert evidence and an oral hearing.
- ›The holder replied that no pre-filing disclosure had been proven, the new Italian designs were inadmissible, and the cited designs were irrelevant in any event.
- ›The Board found that Annexes AN-AQ impermissibly expanded the case and that Annexes A-C did not prove pre-filing disclosure; the appeal was dismissed and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys Bacon
- RapporteurE. Fink
- MemberA. Pohlmann
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
Similar decisions
Ranked by shared Locarno class + shared legal grounds + matching outcome. Click a case to view full detail.
| Case | Date | Outcome | Shared grounds | Locarno | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2322/2024-3 | 2025-05-21 | Decision confirmed | Art 28(1)(b), Art 7(1) | — | 7 |
| R1845/2023-3 | 2024-12-09 | Decision confirmed | Art 7(1), Art 28(1)(b) | — | 7 |
| R0291/2018-3 | 2019-01-14 | Decision annulled | Art 7(1), Art 28(1)(b) | — | 6 |
| R0054/2025-3 | 2025-09-18 | Decision confirmed | Art 7(1) | — | 5 |
| R2328/2024-3 | 2025-08-22 | Decision confirmed | Art 7(1) | — | 5 |
| R2089/2024-3 | 2025-08-22 | Decision confirmed | Art 7(1) | — | 5 |
| R1620/2024-3 | 2025-05-12 | Decision confirmed | Art 7(1) | — | 5 |
| R1002/2024-3 | 2025-02-14 | Decision confirmed | Art 7(1) | — | 5 |