Invalidity · first instance · 2021-10-25
000113621
Contested design: 008028385-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Community design No. 0080283850004 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. 0080283850004 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)
toys
DM/076470-0020 · Blatt für internationale Geschmacksmuster · disclosed 2011-08-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying mainly on earlier international design D1 for toy figures.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was new and individual, differences were sufficient, and the toy-figure sector was crowded with similar forms.
- ›The Division treated later-added Chinese and Ukrainian designs as inadmissible and rejected the holder's market-saturation argument for lack of persuasive evidence.
- ›Comparing D1 with the contested design, the Division found the same overall impression despite minor differences, so the design lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
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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