Invalidity · first instance · 2020-06-16
000107241
Contested design: 005652468-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 005652468-0001 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/Svia PDF extraction
Denmark (DK)
Koldingvej 2, 7190 Billund, Denmark
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
MAR 2000 OOD
Bulgaria (BG)
JK ‘Nadejda’l, 5, Stefanson str., 1220 Sofia, Bulgaria
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
LEGO toy set No 60043 'Prisoner Transporter'
ASIN B00F3B38Y6 · www.amazon.de · disclosed 2013-09-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on prior disclosure of LEGO toy set No 60043 'Prisoner Transporter' before the contested filing date.
- ›Holder disputed the disclosure evidence as untranslated and unreliable internet material, argued toy-box design freedom was limited, and filed no supporting evidence.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon and corroborating materials as reliable and found the earlier design had been made available to the public by 10 September 2013 under Article 7(1) CDR.
- ›Comparing the contested design with the earlier design, the Division found all contested features present in the prior design, so the RCD lacked novelty and had to be declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
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| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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