Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-23
000127855
Contested design: 015024512-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. 2. Il disegno o modello dell'UE registrato n. 015024512-0001 è dichiarato nullo. 3. La titolare sopporta l'onere delle spese, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Yuyao Hilite Electric Co.,Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Yuyao City - Zhejiang Prov, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Mu Lin S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Milano, Italy
Represented by
Francesco Paolo Fumarola
Prior art cited (1)
Table lamp.
EU design No 008057855-0012 · EU designs bulletin · disclosed 2020-09-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested lamp lacked novelty and individual character in view of earlier EU design No 008057855-0012 and that designer freedom in the lamp sector was broad.
- ›The holder argued that detachable structure, colour, shade shape, technical constraints and a crowded market created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier registered lamp design, rejected the holder's attacks on that prior design and on alleged market crowding, and found broad designer freedom.
- ›The common lamp shape, proportions and main components dominated the comparison, while detachable structure and colour differences were not enough to change the overall impression.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6 EUDR, so the application was upheld and the design 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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