Invalidity · first instance · 2019-08-21
000102639
Contested design: 002512046-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 002512046-0001 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
DAPO Leuchten Vertriebs-GmbH
Germany (DE)
Industriestr. 1, 76669 Bad Schönborn-Mingolsheim, Deutschland
Holder · RCD owner
"Durable" Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft
Germany (DE)
Westfalenstr. 77-79, 58636 Iserlohn, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
floor lamp
RCD No. 002415497-0019 · EUIPO eSearch database / Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2014-04-17
LED floor lamp
18F2 · WALSUN catalog and alleged Canton Fair / EU sales disclosure
LED floor lamp
18F3 · WALSUN catalog and alleged Canton Fair / EU sales disclosure
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying mainly on earlier RCD No. 002415497-0019 and alleged prior LED floor lamps 18F2 and 18F3.
- ›The holder disputed prior disclosure of the lamps and argued that several visible differences, including proportions, base shape, control panel, and ventilation slots, changed the overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier RCD through its publication but found the alleged prior lamps were not proven to have been disclosed before the contested filing date.
- ›Comparing the contested design with the earlier RCD, the Division found enough differences in proportions and features to produce a different overall impression, so the application failed.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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