Invalidity · first instance · 2021-10-25
000113601
Contested design: 008028385-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design 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. 0080283850003 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 (3)
toy figure
DM/076470-0020 · International Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2011-08-31
practically identical toy figure design filed in China
202030140689.4 · China
identical toy figure design filed in Ukraine
42275 · Ukraine
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying mainly on earlier international design D1 for a toy figure and arguing the contested design created the same overall impression.
- ›The holder argued the design was new and had individual character, denied any unfair copying, and claimed a crowded toy-figure design field made the differences more significant.
- ›The Division treated the later-invoked China and Ukraine designs as inadmissible, accepted D1 as properly disclosed, and found no proven market saturation affecting the informed user's perception.
- ›Despite some detail differences, the shared proportions and core features produced the same overall impression as D1, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
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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