Invalidity · first instance · 2019-11-21
000104459
Contested design: 003024371-0076
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of Registered Community design No 003024371-0076 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. 003024371-0076 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Der Antragsteller trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Tomasz Krywult
Poland (PL)
Żeromskiego 20a, 42-202 Częstochowa, Polen
Represented by
Marcin Mioduszewski
Holder · RCD owner
Eglo Leuchten GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Heiligkreuz 22, 6136 Pill, Österreich
Represented by
Prior art cited (11)
pendant lamp
https://pinterest.com/ · Pinterest · disclosed 2013-11-21
pendant lamp
https://pinterest.com/ · Pinterest · disclosed 2014-11-25
pendant lamp
https://www.idlights.com/ · Idlights · disclosed 2015-10-10
pendant lamp
https://pinterest.com/ · Pinterest · disclosed 2015-10-19
pendant lamp
https://shopmakarios.com/ · shopmakarios.com · disclosed 2015-10-19
pendant lamp
https://www.instagram.com/ · Instagram · disclosed 2015-12-18
pendant lamp
https://www.instagram.com/ · Instagram · disclosed 2015-12-19
pendant lamp
https://www.bokt.nl/ · bokt.nl forum · disclosed 2016-02-08
pendant lamp
https://www.instagram.com/ · Instagram · disclosed 2016-02-19
pendant lamp
https://pinterest.com/ · Pinterest · disclosed 2016-02-29
pendant lamp
https://www.yelp.com · Yelp · disclosed 2016-03-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested lamp design lacked novelty and individual character over 11 earlier internet disclosures dating from 2013 to 2016.
- ›The holder challenged the reliability and relevance of the web evidence and argued that the contested design created a different, more modern overall impression from the cited rustic lamps.
- ›The Division accepted prior disclosure only for patterns 1 and 3, found the other web printouts inadequately dated or post-filing, and disregarded the late translation of the notarial deed.
- ›Comparing the contested design with patterns 1 and 3, the Division found no identity and a different overall impression, so the invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
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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