Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-22
000126555
Contested design: 015056718-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; EU design No 015056718-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. Il disegno o modello dell’UE registrato n. 015056718-0001 è dichiarato nullo. La titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
KARTELL S.p.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Noviglio (MI), Italia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Mu Lin S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Milano, Italia
Represented by
Francesco Paolo Fumarola
Prior art cited (1)
lampade (modello di lampada "Space")
005136072-0001 · bollettino dei disegni e modelli dell’UE · disclosed 2018-07-05
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on its earlier lamp design and the prior EU design registration No 005136072-0001.
- ›The holder argued that the lamps differed in the lampshade, body, base, and top and bottom views, and that those differences created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division found the earlier design had been disclosed before the filing date and considered the designer's freedom in lamp design to be broad.
- ›Comparing overall impressions synthetically, the Division held that the common features outweighed minor differences, so the contested design lacked individual character and had to be invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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