Invalidity · first instance · 2022-02-11
000111164
Contested design: 005647708-0010
Outcome
The invalidity application 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. 005647708010 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
Lidl Digital International GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Stiftsbergstraße 1, 74172 Neckarsulm, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ningbo Hanyuan Lighting Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
657 Xiufeng Road, GaoQiao Industry Zone, Yinzhou District, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315174, Volksrepublik China
Represented by
Prior art cited (5)
disc-shaped wall light from the Albert catalog 2017/2018
Albert catalog 2017/2018 / Wayback Machine / reuter.de · disclosed 2017-05-12
pear-shaped wall light from the Albert catalog 2017/2018
Albert catalog 2017/2018 / Wayback Machine / reuter.de · disclosed 2017-05-12
registered wall light design
RCD No 004057008-0005 · EUIPO database
Chinese lamp design
Chinese design No. 201530434102 · Chinese design register
Chinese lamp design
Chinese design No. 201630587389.4 · Chinese design register
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over five earlier lighting designs, D1 to D5.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was new and individual, and disputed disclosure of D1, D2, D4 and D5.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of all five prior designs, including the late-filed reuter.de evidence supporting D1 and D2.
- ›It found none of D1 to D5 identical to, or creating the same overall impression as, the contested wall light design.
- ›The invalidity grounds under Article 25(1)(b) failed, so the application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
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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