Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 3 September 2025 – LTV Leuchten & Lampen v EUIPO – XAL (Luminaires)

(Case T-599/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202505461EN.000101-E0001)

(European Union design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered EU design representing a luminaire - Prior design - Ground for invalidity - Conflict with a prior design - No individual character - Informed user - No different overall impression - Oral procedure and measures of inquiry - Infringement of essential procedural requirements - Misuse of powers)

(C/2025/5461)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: LTV Leuchten & Lampen Vertriebs GmbH (Brunn am Gebirge, Austria) (represented by: C. Pilz, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Markakis, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: XAL GmbH (Graz, Austria) (represented by: D. Jestaedt, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 September 2023 (Case R 1885/2023-3).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders LTV Leuchten & Lampen Vertriebs GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by XAL GmbH; |

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| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5461/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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