Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-10
000131046
Contested design: 008628390-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and registered EU design No 008628390-0005 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered EU design No 008628390-0005 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Hongli CHEvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Zhongshan Outuopu Optoelectronics Co., Ltd
China (CN)
Zhongshan City, China
Represented by
Jesús Eladio Sánchez Silva
Prior art cited (1)
LED wall lamp / wall lights; wall lamps
EU design registration No 008266589-0001 · EU Designs Bulletin / DesignView · disclosed 2020-11-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested LED wall lamp lacked novelty because it was identical to an earlier EU design registration already disclosed before the filing date.
- ›Holder did not submit observations on the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted DesignView extracts for EU design registration No 008266589-0001, published on 17/11/2020, and found the compared lamps identical apart from an immaterial rear label and functional pull-out depiction.
- ›Application upheld because the contested design was not new within the meaning of Article 5(1)(b) EUDR.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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