Invalidity · first instance · 2020-02-06
000107541
Contested design: 002969220-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and the contested RCD is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 002969220-0001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Lumio, LLC
United States (US)
8 Gallagher Lane, San Francisco, California 94103, United States of America
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Qian Peng
China (CN)
Room 8B, Unit A, 2th Building, Zhonghai Xianhuafu, ShaJiang Road, Songgang Town, Bao'an District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 518000, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Lumio Book Lamp
www.hellolumio.com (web.archive.org) · hellolumio.com / web.archive.org · disclosed 2013-02-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant said the contested design copied its Lumio Book Lamp disclosed online from 2013 and protected by broad design freedom.
- ›Holder filed no response.
- ›The Division accepted the internet disclosures and found both designs shared the book-shaped housing, wood covers, laser-cut spine, and concertina pages forming the lamp shade.
- ›Minor color and ornament differences did not alter overall impression, so the RCD was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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