Invalidity · first instance · 2020-12-01
000107540
Contested design: 006382727-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community Design No 006382727-0002 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear 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 006382727-0002 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 (1)
David De Gea footballer toy figurine
https://www.funko.com/blog/article/coming-soon-pop-football · funko.com · disclosed 2018-01-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested footballer figurine lacked novelty and individual character because it reproduced the earlier David De Gea figurine disclosed online before the grace period.
- ›The holder disputed the reliability and sufficiency of the internet evidence and argued that the head, face, and overall impression differed, especially given limited designer freedom for small figurines.
- ›The Division accepted the online evidence, including Wayback-supported material and Funko social-media posts, as proving public disclosure of D1 before 2019-04-18.
- ›Comparing only protected design features, the Division found the differences minor and no different overall impression on the informed user, so the contested design was invalidated.
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 ↗ |
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