Invalidity · first instance · 2026-06-04
000132507
Contested design: 015065947-0006
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; registered EU design No 015065947-0006 is declared invalid; the holder bears the costs fixed at EUR 720.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015065947-0006 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
IP Central GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
München, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Hangzhou Deelux Lighting CO., LTD.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Represented by
Mon Yin Lin
Prior art cited (1)
Septpenta LED Tischlampe (mushroom-shaped LED table lamp)
ASIN B0C2HZ5MZ3, https://www.amazon.de · Amazon.de · disclosed 2023-04-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested table lamp design (filed 09/07/2024) lacked novelty and individual character compared to the 'Septpenta LED Tischlampe' disclosed on Amazon.de since 14/04/2023, citing identical mushroom-like overall shape (rounded dome top, cylindrical base) and similar proportions.
- ›Holder did not submit observations.
- ›The Division found the designer enjoyed a wide degree of freedom for table lamp design, compared the designs and found them to coincide in all dominant features (mushroom-like shape, dome top, cylindrical base, height-to-width ratio, circular button on base front); the differences (minor button shape variation, dark ring at base edge in prior design only, colour/surface finish) had limited impact on the overall impression.
- ›Application upheld; the contested lamp design lacks individual character under Article 6(1)(b) CDR; the holder bears EUR 720 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberGailé SAKALAITE-ORLOVSKIENE
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| 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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