Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-24
000010702
Contested design: 003302744-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 003302744-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the applicant's costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Eglo Leuchten GmbH
Austria (AT)
Heiligkreuz 22, 6136 Pill, Austria
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Yuyao Songxin Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
173 West Shunyu Road, Yangming Street, Yuyao City, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
Prior art cited (1)
ICLITE outdoor lamp shown in an ALDI-SUED leaflet
https://promoprospekte.de · ALDI-SUED leaflet on promoprospekte.de · disclosed 2015-03-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested outdoor lamp lacked novelty and individual character because an almost identical lamp had been marketed in ALDI-SUED stores by March 2015.
- ›Holder filed no substantive response and failed to appoint the mandatory EU representative after being invited to do so.
- ›The Division accepted the ALDI-SUED leaflet screenshots as sufficient proof of prior disclosure under Article 7 despite the lack of full translation.
- ›It found the differences in the cap brim and motion sensor preserved novelty but did not change the overall impression, so individual character was lacking.
- ›The application was upheld, the RCD was invalidated in full, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberJustas IVANAUSKAS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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