B&O hatte ja mittlerweile im Design-Streit schon verloren:
Quelle: http://www.hoyngmonegier.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;LOEWE’S REFERENCE ID TELEVISION SET DOES NOT INFRINGE B&O’S DESIGN RIGHT OR COPYRIGHTS
21 JANUARY 2013
Hoyng Monegier’s Amsterdam office obtained an important victory for its client Loewe in a dispute against competitor Bang and Olufsen (hereafter, ‘B&O’), regarding Loewe’s Reference ID television sets design.
Loewe’s Reference ID ( ‘Individual Design’) was introduced by Loewe late summer 2012. B&O sought a European-wide injunction against Loewe’s Reference ID based on both a community design right and (alleged) copyrights related to their BeoVision 10.
The judge, acting in interlocutory proceedings, held that Loewe’s Reference ID differs on many points from B&O’s design registration. As a result, Loewe’s Reference ID conveys a different overall impression on the informed user and does not infringe B&O’s design rights. The claims based on copyright were also dismissed, after B&O failed to convince the judge that it held the copyright with respect to the BeoVision 10.
B&O is ordered to reimburse the full costs of the litigation (including the costs of assistance by Loewe’s German counsel).
Marlou van de Braak, Frank Eijsvogels and Annette Hirschfeld acted on behalf of Loewe.