Invalidity · first instance · 2019-11-04
000104419
Contested design: 003763820-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity 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. 0037638200002 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
LC-Light GmbH
Germany (DE)
Franzstr. 25, Gladbeck, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Lukas Staffen
Germany (DE)
Hauptstr. 42, 56253 Treis-Karden, Deutschland
Represented by
Jan Heidicker
Prior art cited (2)
LED lamp / lighting element
D071791-0004 · International Design Bulletin · disclosed 2009-05-26
LED lamp / lighting element
DM-072644-0006 · International Design Bulletin · disclosed 2009-11-26
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character and because the design's features were allegedly dictated solely by technical function.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was not purely functional and created a different overall impression from the cited earlier designs.
- ›The Division found the applicant had not proven that the ribbing and other essential features were chosen exclusively for technical reasons under Article 8(1).
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of D1 and D2 but found visible differences in shape, base, ribbing, lens color, and front profile, so the contested design had individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected, and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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