Invalidity · first instance · 2026-06-05
000132506
Contested design: 015079045-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; registered EU design No 015079045-0003 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 015079045-0003 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
Realty smart sl
Spain (ES)
Madrid, Spain
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 LED table lamp design (filed 04/11/2024) 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 and structure.
- ›Holder did not submit observations.
- ›The Division found the designer enjoyed wide freedom for LED table lamp design, then compared the designs and found them to share the same dominant mushroom-like configuration (rounded dome top, cylindrical base, similar proportions, circular button on the lower front of the base); differences in colour and surface texture were held insufficient to alter the overall impression given the broad designer freedom.
- ›Application upheld; the contested LED table 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
| 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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