Invalidity · first instance · 2024-12-20
000125235
Contested design: 004030245-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 004030245-0002 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Ningbo Jinyi Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Small and Micro Enterprise Park (Wan Yang Crowd Innovation Park), Dajiahe Town, Ninghai, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, Volksrepublik China
Represented by
Maria Ioannides
Holder · RCD owner
Zhihui Hevia PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 1-27 Shangwang Village, Duqiao town, Lin Gang, Zhejiang, Lin Gang Volksrepublik China
Prior art cited (1)
Leuchte / LED lamp
Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 002954123-0004 · EUIPO design database · disclosed 2016-01-29
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier disclosed designs, relying in particular on prior RCD D1.
- ›The applicant also explained its legal interest because the contested design had already lapsed; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted D1 as validly disclosed, found average designer freedom for lamps, and held the shared features dominated the overall impression.
- ›Minor differences in colour, proportions, support shape, and handle opening did not change the overall impression, so invalidity was granted in full.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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