Invalidity · first instance · 2020-06-29
000107946
Contested design: 003476118-0004
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 003476118-0004 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 (2)
Karlof minifigure from the Ninjago theme
https://en.brickipedia.org · Brickipedia · disclosed 2015-01-02
Lego Ninjago Karlof from kit 70756 with gorilla fists
http://amazon.es · Amazon Spain · disclosed 2015-06-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying on earlier online disclosures of the Karlof Ninjago minifigure and alleging the contested toy figure closely copied it.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure, reliability, and accessibility of the internet evidence, argued the materials were insufficient or untranslated, and maintained the contested design satisfied novelty and individual character.
- ›The Invalidity Division admitted the applicant's additional Brickipedia evidence, rejected manipulation allegations as unsubstantiated, and found the Brickipedia and Amazon materials proved public disclosure before the filing date.
- ›Given broad designer freedom for stylised toy figures, the Division found the shared armour, helmet, fists, proportions, and colour scheme outweighed minor facial and decoration differences, so the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the contested RCD was declared invalid in full, and costs of EUR 750 were awarded against the holder.
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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