Invalidity · first instance · 2020-06-29
000107945
Contested design: 003476118-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 003476118-0003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the 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", 5, Stefanson str., 1220 Sofia, Bulgaria
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Sleven Ninjago minifigure toy figure
https://en.brickipedia.org · Brickipedia; BrickLink; BrickOwl; eBay · disclosed 2015-01-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, and also invoked Article 25(1)(e), arguing the contested toy figure copied its earlier Sleven Ninjago minifigure launched in 2015.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure and reliability of the internet evidence, argued the design retained novelty and individual character, and submitted an unrelated Bulgarian unfair-competition judgment.
- ›The Invalidity Division admitted the applicant's additional Brickipedia evidence, rejected the holder's manipulation objections, and found the earlier Sleven design had been publicly disclosed online in early 2015.
- ›Comparing the figures, the Division found the shared snake-head helmet, body proportions, and colour scheme outweighed the weapon difference, so the contested design created the same overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4(1) and 6(1)(b); the RCD was declared invalid and the holder was ordered to pay costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
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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