Invalidity · first instance · 2018-07-19
000010881
Contested design: 002672253-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 0026722530004 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant's costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Lego Juris A/S
Denmark (DK)
Koldingvej 2, 7190 Billund, Denmark
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Brick Toy Srlvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Bulevardul Uverturii 163A, 060945 Bucharest, Romania
Represented by
Elena Grecu
Prior art cited (1)
dragon knight LEGO mini-figure
http://de.lego.wikia.com/wiki/Hinterhalt_in_der_Schmiede_6918 · de.lego.wikia.com
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on an earlier LEGO mini-figure disclosed online before the filing date and on earlier 3D EUTMs.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division accepted that prior design D1 had been publicly disclosed before filing and found novelty was not destroyed because the chest decoration and facial expression were not immaterial differences.
- ›The Division held that the shared overall structure and arbitrary design features gave the same overall impression on the informed user, so the RCD lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberGaile SAKALAITE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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