Invalidity · first instance · 2021-03-12
000112882
Contested design: 006371787-0031
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 006371787-0031 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)
Packaging and depicted scene for LEGO Batman Mech vs. Poison Ivy Mech set No 76117
https://brickipedia.fandom.com · brickipedia.fandom · disclosed 2018-11-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested design reproduced the packaging scene of its LEGO Batman Mech vs. Poison Ivy Mech set No 76117, disclosed before filing, so the RCD lacked novelty.
- ›The holder filed no response and left the invalidity application undefended.
- ›The Division accepted the catalog and internet evidence as proving public disclosure before filing, including online reviews and retail webpages showing the packaging and scene.
- ›Comparing the prior disclosure with the contested design, the Division found every feature identical and no differing element beyond the removed background.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested RCD was not new under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4(1) and 5(1)(b) CDR.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
Decision files
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| 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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