Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-15
000119619
Contested design: 002175802-0003
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen EU-Geschmacksmusters Nr. 002175802-0003 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
LTV Leuchten & Lampen Vertriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.via PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Brunn am Gebirge, Austria
Represented by
Prior art cited (15)
"Große Art Deco Bauhaus Hexagon Deckenleuchte Lampe aus den 30er Jahren"
deerbe.com · disclosed 2016-10-09
"Sechseckige Tiffany-Glas-Deckenleuchte"
casalumi.de
"Raak Holland Sechseck Deckenleuchte Wandleuchte"
ebay.com
"Deckenlampe von Erco, 1970er"
pamono.at
"LED Deckenlampe"
amazon.de · disclosed 2019-06-13
"Akustik-Spanndecke ACOUSTIC LIGHT®"
archiexpo.de
"Deutsche sechseckige Volcano Wandlampe, 1970er"
pamono.at
"Wandlampe von Albano Poli für Poliarte"
pamono.at
"UEBEX LED Lighting" to "HALO2 Hexagon"
UEBEX LED Lighting
"The Forum Building, a tailor-made lighting" / Wikipedia entry for "Forumsgebäude"
article and Wikipedia
Chinese lamp design with a hexagonal basic form
201030163935.4 · China
Chinese lamp design with a three-part face and central light ring
200730315437.5 · China · disclosed 2008-10-29
Chinese lamp design with sun-like rays or side projections
201030668277.4 · China · disclosed 2011-05-18
Chinese lamp design with six triangular prisms on the surface
200930021325.8 · China · disclosed 2010-07-28
Earlier EU design for a lamp with three hexagons connected by an inverted Y-shaped element
2568766-0005 · EUIPO · disclosed 2014-11-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested hexagonal lamp design lacked novelty and individual character in light of numerous earlier lamp disclosures and design registrations.
- ›The holder disputed the disclosure dates of the web exhibits and maintained that, apart from the common hexagonal shape, the cited designs created different overall impressions.
- ›The Division rejected Annexes D to W as unproven prior disclosures, but accepted the Chinese designs and the earlier EU design as disclosed prior art.
- ›The Division found that the accepted prior designs differed materially in structure, surface treatment, depth, and light effect, so none deprived the contested design of individual character or novelty; the invalidity application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberThorsten ICKENROTH
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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