Invalidity · first instance · 2020-06-18
000107239
Contested design: 006373684-0017
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Registered Community design No 006373684-0017 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
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The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 006373684-0017 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 (7)
LEGO 'Grindevalds Flugt' / 'Grindelwald's Escape' toy packaging
Toy set No 75951 · LEGO Customer Catalogue July-December 2018
confidential distributor-catalogue entry for 'Grindelwald's Escape' packaging
Pack No 75951 · Confidential LEGO Distributor Catalogue 2018
Amazon.es listing for LEGO set No 75951 'Grindelwald's Escape' packaging
ASIN B0792RGBRY · Amazon.es
Amazon.com.au listing for LEGO set No 75951 'Grindelwald's Escape' packaging
ASIN B0792RGBRY · Amazon.com.au · disclosed 2018-07-26
BrickLink page for LEGO set No 75951 'Grindelwald's Escape' packaging
Product No 75951 · BrickLink
lego.brickinstructions.com page for LEGO set No 75951 'Grindelwald's Escape' packaging
Product No 75951 · lego.brickinstructions.com
Brick Owl page for LEGO set No 75951 'Grindelwald's Escape' packaging
Product No 75951 · Brick Owl
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested toy-box design copied LEGO set No 75951 “Grindelwald's Escape”, disclosed in 2018, and therefore lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder challenged the disclosure evidence as untranslated and unreliable internet material, and argued designer freedom for packaging was limited because toy boxes are functionally standard.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon and corroborating catalogue and fan-site evidence as reliable proof of pre-filing disclosure and found no proven technical or statutory constraints limiting packaging design freedom.
- ›Because the shared layout, graphics, carriage scene, figures, colours, and logo placement dominated the minor wording and detail differences, the contested RCD lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| 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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