Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-13
000130222
Contested design: 015066913-0060
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; EU design No. 015066913-0060 is declared invalid; the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene EU-Geschmacksmuster Nr. 015066913-0060 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Der Inhaber trägt die Kosten, die auf EUR 720 festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Ruxian Huangvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Krzysztof Breguła
Holder · RCD owner
Chao Zhaivia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Berlin, Deutschland
Prior art cited (1)
lamp
EU-Geschmacksmuster Nr. 008306310-0002 · EUIPO database · disclosed 2020-12-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based mainly on earlier EU design D1 published on 2020-12-11.
- ›Applicant argued the lamp designs shared the same square frame, two-tone structure, inner light strips, and black square element, creating the same overall impression.
- ›Holder was invited to respond to the invalidity application but filed no observations.
- ›The Division found D1 validly disclosed, considered designer freedom for ceiling lights broadly available, and treated the visible differences as too minor to change the overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 720 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberThorsten ICKENROTH
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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