Invalidity · first instance · 2020-06-29
000108000
Contested design: 003476118-0006
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 003476118-0006 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)
Kai Ninjago sleeveless toy minifigure
Brickipedia, BrickLink, Brick Owl and LEGO Fandom webpages · disclosed 2015-03-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character and novelty, and also invoked an earlier right, relying on the earlier Kai Ninjago minifigure disclosed online before December 2016.
- ›Holder argued the internet evidence was unreliable or manipulable and did not prove disclosure to the relevant specialised circles; it maintained the contested design was novel and had individual character.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the supplementary Brickipedia evidence, rejected unsupported manipulation objections, and found the earlier Kai variant had been made available to the public by 24 March 2015.
- ›Comparing the figures from the informed user's perspective, the Division found the common body shape, garments, colour scheme and hairstyle outweighed minor differences, so the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld in full under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4(1) and 6(1)(b) CDR, without examining the other grounds further.
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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