Invalidity · first instance · 2018-09-11
000010755
Contested design: 003852672-0013
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 0038526720013 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
David Kipping
Germany (DE)
Agrippinawerft 24, 50678 Cologne, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Chrome Cherry Design Studio (PTY) Ltdvia PDF extraction
ZA
Unit 304, Salt Circle Arcade, 19 Kent Street, Salt River, 7925 Cape Town, South Africa
Prior art cited (2)
classic Lego plate
silicone briks and straps 222 piece flexible building bricks
ASIN B01LZWR2PL · Amazon.com · disclosed 2016-10-20
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for technical functionality and, alternatively, lack of novelty or individual character over earlier Lego-compatible designs, especially D2 disclosed online before filing.
- ›The holder disputed proper disclosure of the prior designs, denied that the features were purely functional, and argued that the contested design created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted Enclosure A10 as valid internet disclosure of D2 before the filing date, but found D2 not identical to the contested RCD, so novelty was not destroyed.
- ›The Division held that the differences in arrangement, colour, and length did not alter the overall impression on the informed user, so the contested RCD lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberPierluigi M. VILLANI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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