Invalidity · first instance · 2021-06-29
000109441
Contested design: 006083341-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant’s fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0060833410001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the applicant’s 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
GuangDong Qman Culture Communication Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Unit 0811, 24F, Central Tower, No.5 Xiancun Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou (Guangdong) 510623, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
LEGO figurine offer page
http://amazon.co.uk; ASIN B01K8XHM2W · Amazon · disclosed 2016-08-11
3D mark depicting a LEGO figurine
European Union trade mark registration No 50 450 · EUTMs Bulletin · disclosed 1999-11-22
3D mark depicting a LEGO figurine
European Union trade mark registration No 50 518 · EUTMs Bulletin · disclosed 1999-11-15
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested toy figure lacked individual character over its earlier LEGO minifigure disclosures and also conflicted with earlier 3D EUTMs.
- ›The holder argued the applicant was monopolising a design style, the informed user would notice differences, and technical constraints and market saturation limited design freedom.
- ›The Division accepted the earlier EUTM figurines as disclosed prior designs, found design freedom not substantially limited, and held the shared body, limbs, studs, slots and clamps outweighed the head differences.
- ›The application succeeded under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6, so the RCD was invalidated without examining the Article 25(1)(e) ground further.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
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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