Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-08
000130205
Contested design: 015049756-0001
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 0150497560001 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
Iluminivia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Warszawa, Poland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
MHS Import Export Sp. z o.o.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Trzebownisko, Poland
Represented by
Izabela Szychulska-Hawranek
Prior art cited (1)
drawing of the 'Karafa' glass lantern design
Karafa · applicant's Annex 1 drawing and Annex 5 statement
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant claimed the contested design unlawfully used its copyrighted 'Karafa' lantern work under Article 25(1)(f), relying on a January 2024 drawing, a later copyright transfer, and Polish copyright materials.
- ›The holder disputed the timing and completeness of 'Karafa', argued its own candle design had been created earlier, and submitted contracts, transfer documents, and supplier materials to show independent creation.
- ›The Invalidity Division found both parties' timing evidence inconclusive, but held the applicant had not shown with sufficient certainty that 'Karafa' existed in a protectable, accessible form before the filing date or could have been copied.
- ›The application was rejected because the evidence did not establish unauthorised use of the invoked copyrighted work; costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| 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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