Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-06
000128635
Contested design: 008838536-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application against registered EU design No 008838536-0001 is rejected.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 008838536-0001 is rejected.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
D W Windsor Limitedvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
Hoddesdon, United Kingdom
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Signify Holding B.V.
Netherlands (NL)
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Represented by
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the seven registered views showed more than one product because one view appeared square while other views appeared rectangular, so the design lacked unity under Article 25(1)(a).
- ›Holder replied that the views consistently depicted one rectangular outdoor luminaire and any apparent discrepancy resulted from projection and perspective, not incompatible embodiments.
- ›The Division found no irreconcilable contradiction between the views and held the representation objectively disclosed one single luminaire.
- ›Application rejected because the contested design complied with Article 3(a) EUDR.
Deciding panel
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
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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