Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-05
000130242
Contested design: 015060337-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 015060337-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
ERCO GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Lüdenscheid, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
DMUSEUM Inc.
South Korea (KR)
Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
lamps
EU design registration No 006849857-0006 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2020-01-24
lamps
EU design registration No 006849857-0002 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2020-01-24
lamps
EU design registration No 006849857-0007 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2020-01-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over three earlier EU lamp designs and argued the mounting adapter should carry limited weight in the comparison.
- ›Applicant also relied on alleged pre-filing exhibition and online use of the contested design to support its position.
- ›Holder filed no observations and left the invalidity application undefended.
- ›Division accepted disclosure of the three earlier registered designs but disregarded the undated exhibition and internet materials for proving earlier disclosure.
- ›Division held the visible adapter remained relevant and the contested lamp's elongated horizontal upper unit created a different overall impression, so the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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