Invalidity · first instance · 2021-11-11
000108381
Contested design: 003299486-0010
Outcome
The invalidity application against registered Community design No 003299486-0010 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité à l’encontre du dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 003299486-0010 est rejetée. 2. Le demandeur supporte les frais de la titulaire, fixés à 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Eglo Leuchten GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Heiligkreuz 22, 6136 Pill, Autriche
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ningbo Xinfeng Lighting Tech. Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
No. 169, Zishan E. Road, Zhangting Town, Yuyao Ningbo, République Populaire de Chine
Prior art cited (1)
luminaires
DMC No 002232892-0004 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2013-05-08
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier RCD No 002232892-0004, arguing the differences were minimal and non-visible features should be ignored.
- ›The holder said the filing was retaliatory in a broader dispute and merely asserted that the contested design was new and had individual character without developed reasoning.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier RCD, identified lamps as the sector, and found the designer's freedom broad.
- ›It held the different proportions, especially the much longer base of the contested lamp, created a different overall impression on the informed user; minor holes and hidden underside details were secondary.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected, the bad-faith allegation was inadmissible, and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberJessica LEWIS
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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