Invalidity · first instance · 2020-12-01
000107539
Contested design: 006382727-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the registered Community design No 006382727-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité est accueillie. 2. Le dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 006382727-0001 est déclaré nul. 3. La titulaire supporte les frais exposés par la demanderesse, fixés à 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Imex Licensing Group, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
c. Santa Caterina, 30, 08700 Igualada, Espagne
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Funko, LLC
United States (US)
2802 Wetmore Avenue Everett Washington 2802, Etats-Unis
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
"Gary Cahill" footballer figurine
https://the18.com/soccer-news/football-funko-pop-figures-english-premier-league · the18.com / Internet Archive / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube · disclosed 2018-01-11
footballer figurine
https://www.funko.com/blog/article/coming-soon-pop-football · funko.com · disclosed 2018-01-10
footballer figurine
https://www.funko.com/blog/article/coming-soon-pop-football · funko.com · disclosed 2018-01-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier online disclosures of footballer figurines, especially D1 "Gary Cahill".
- ›The holder argued the web evidence was unreliable or insufficient, and that the figurines differed in facial features, stance, and overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted the internet and Internet Archive material as adequate proof that D1 had been disclosed before the filing date.
- ›It found the contested design produced no different overall impression from D1 on the informed user, so the RCD was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica LEWIS
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
Locarno classes
Similar decisions
Ranked by shared Locarno class + shared legal grounds + matching outcome. Click a case to view full detail.
| Case | Date | Outcome | Shared grounds | Locarno | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000131885 vs Zhenkai Cui | 2026-04-30 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 21 | 8 |
| 000129622 vs Squar3D Aps | 2026-04-29 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 21 | 8 |
| 000129681 vs Squar3D Aps | 2026-04-29 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 21 | 8 |
| 000126976 vs Dohány Kft. | 2026-04-08 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 21 | 8 |
| 000131547 vs Brandworl Management Co., Limited | 2026-04-07 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 21 | 8 |
| 000131507 vs Shenzhen Chenyu New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. | 2026-03-31 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 21 | 8 |
| 000130128 vs joboo GmbH | 2026-02-03 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 21 | 8 |
| 000130086 vs CROSS BORDEP (HK) CO., LIMITED | 2026-02-02 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 21 | 8 |