Invalidity · first instance · 2023-07-07
000119618
Contested design: 001098511-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the invalidity 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. 001098511-0001 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
LTV Leuchten & Lampen Vertriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.via PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Industriestraße B Nr. 4, 2345 Brunn am Gebirge, Osterreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
XAL GmbH
Austria (AT)
Auer-Welsbach-Gasse 36, 8055 Graz, Österreich
Represented by
Prior art cited (7)
image of model "IRIS SK70 Rainbow"
images of model "SC150" and predecessor models
disclosed 2014-11-26
image of model "Contura"
disclosed 2022-01-27
image of a linear ceiling light marketed in Austria
Austria
images of linear-square ceiling lights on the Austrian market
Austria
product data sheet for model "LADO"
disclosed 2019-12-30
product data sheet for model "NOK"
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant claimed the contested RCD lacked novelty and individual character in light of several earlier lighting designs allegedly on the market before 2009.
- ›The holder disputed that any cited exhibit had been disclosed before the filing date and argued the contested design remained new and had individual character.
- ›The Invalidity Division held that the exhibits did not prove when and under what circumstances the alleged earlier designs were made available to the public, and witness or expert evidence could not cure that evidential gap.
- ›Because disclosure of the earlier designs was not established under Article 7(1), the Division did not need to assess novelty or individual character and rejected the application.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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