Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2022-07-20
R2024/2021-3
Contested design: 008028385-0005
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed and the appellant must bear the respondent’s costs.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Die Beschwerde wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Beschwerdeführerin trägt die Kosten der Beschwerdegegnerin.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
LEGO Juris A/Svia PDF extraction
Denmark (DK)
Koldingvej 2, 7190 Billund, Dänemark
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Guangdong Xingbao Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Longtan Industrial Area, Shangxiang Village, Lianshang Town, Chenghai District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, Volksrepublik China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
LEGO FRIENDS toy figure
International design No 76470-0019 · International Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2011-08-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The design holder argued that the relevant sector was building-block toy figures, that designer freedom was constrained, and that its figurine produced a different overall impression from LEGO’s earlier design.
- ›The invalidity applicant replied that the correct sector was toy figures generally, that designer freedom was broad, and that the earlier LEGO FRIENDS figure D1 already conveyed the same overall impression.
- ›The Board agreed with the Invalidity Division that the common proportions, head profile, torso, arms, hands, skirted lower body and feet dominated the comparison, while the small differences in ears, folds, shoes and details were insufficient.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and the design holder had to bear the respondent’s costs.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurC. Bartos
- MemberE. Fink
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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