Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2022-07-20
R2026/2021-3
Contested design: 008028385-0003
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 76470-0020 · International Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2011-08-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The design holder argued that its block-compatible toy figurine created a different overall impression and that design freedom in this narrower sector was constrained.
- ›LEGO responded that the proper sector remained toy figures generally and that its earlier FRIENDS figurine D1 already anticipated the same overall appearance.
- ›The Board held that the common head profile, torso, arms, hands, hip structure, trousered legs and feet dominated the informed user’s impression, whereas the small differences in ears, top knob, cuffs, shoes and lower-leg details were insufficient.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and the design holder was ordered 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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