Invalidity · first instance · 2023-08-31
000119921
Contested design: 006254884-0038
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity 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. 006254884-0038 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Briloner Leuchten GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Im Kissen 2, 59929 Brilon
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Eglo Leuchten GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Heiligkreuz 22, 6136 Pill, Österreich
Prior art cited (1)
older luminaire design shown in the Light & Living catalog
Light & Living 2018/2019, article no. 3096423 · Light & Living catalog · disclosed 2018-12-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on an earlier luminaire design, D1, disclosed in the Light & Living 2018/2019 catalog.
- ›The holder argued that the contested design was new and had individual character because the compared luminaires differed and created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted that D1 had been disclosed before the filing date, treating the 2018/2019 catalog as published by the end of 2018.
- ›The Division found clear differences in the number of shades, colour contrast, shade surface, chain links and proportions, so D1 did not defeat novelty or individual character and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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