Invalidity · first instance · 2019-07-09
000101459
Contested design: 003034545-0031
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested Registered Community design No 003034545-0031 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 003034545-0031 wird für nichtig erklärt. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten der Antragstellerin, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Eglo Leuchten GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Heiligkreuz 22, 6136 Pill, Österreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
KARE Design GmbH
Germany (DE)
Zeppelinstr. 16, 85748 Garching-Hochbrück, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Hängelampen
Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 001410013-0005 · eSearch-Datenbank des Amtes; Blatt für Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster · disclosed 2014-05-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested lighting design lacked novelty and individual character and was composed only of known elements already registered or used before filing.
- ›The holder contended the design was new and had individual character, argued designer freedom for lamps was only average, and asked for the invalidity application to be rejected.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of earlier RCD No 001410013-0005 through the Office eSearch extracts and compared the overall impressions from the perspective of the informed user of lamps.
- ›It found the differences minor and mainly in colouring, concluded the contested design created no different overall impression, and declared the RCD invalid for lack of individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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