Invalidity · first instance · 2021-10-25
000113581
Contested design: 008028385-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested Community design No. 0080283850001 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 0080283850001 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
LEGO Juris A/Svia PDF extraction
Denmark (DK)
Koldingvej 2, 7190 Dänemark
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Guangdong Xingbao Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Longtan Industrial Area, Shangxiang Village, Lianshang Town, Chenghai District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, Volksrepublik China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Spielfigur
Internationales Geschmacksmuster Nr. DM/076470-0019 · Blatt für internationale Geschmacksmuster · disclosed 2011-08-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over earlier designs, relying mainly on international design D1 and also alleging unfair copying.
- ›The holder argued the contested toy figure was new and had individual character, cited a crowded prior art field, and denied any bad-faith appropriation.
- ›The Division treated later-invoked Chinese and Ukrainian designs and unfair-conduct allegations as inadmissible, and accepted D1 as validly disclosed prior art.
- ›It found broad designer freedom for toy figures, rejected the claimed market saturation, and held the similarities with D1 created the same overall impression.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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