Invalidity · first instance · 2021-11-12
000108361
Contested design: 003299486-0009
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community Design No 003299486-0009 is declared invalid; the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité est accueillie. 2. Le dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 003299486-0009 est déclaré nul. 3. La titulaire supporte les frais, fixés à 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
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 002232892-0003 · Bulletin des dessins ou modèles communautaires · disclosed 2013-05-08
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, arguing the contested lamp-post luminaire was nearly identical to earlier RCD No 002232892-0003.
- ›The holder argued the invalidity action was retaliatory in a broader dispute and merely asserted the contested design was new and had individual character.
- ›The Division found the earlier RCD had been validly disclosed before filing and treated color, rendering style, tiny holes, and hidden internal parts as insignificant differences.
- ›Given the broad design freedom for lamp-post luminaires, the contested design produced no different overall impression on the informed user and lacked individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the contested RCD was declared invalid in full, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 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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