Invalidity · first instance · 2022-07-15
000115986
Contested design: 008372551-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 008372551-0001 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
Guangdong Loongon Animation & Culture Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
The east of Ningchuanbei Road and the north of Dengfeng Road, Chenghai New District, Chenghai Shantou, Guangdong, China
Represented by
Maria Alicia Izquierdo Blanco
Prior art cited (1)
LEGO 'Delivery Man' toy figure
https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-city-minifigure-773752 · brickowl.com, corroborated by LEGO catalogues
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested toy figurine lacked individual character over earlier LEGO minifigure designs and also infringed its earlier LEGO trade mark rights.
- ›The holder contended that the figurines created different overall impressions, that common features were widespread or technically driven, and that the crowded market limited designer freedom.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier 'Delivery Man' toy figure before 28 December 2020 and found the designer's freedom at least average for humanoid toy figures.
- ›It held that the shared proportions, torso, legs, bent arms, C-shaped hands and cap dominated the comparison, so the contested RCD lacked individual character and had to be invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENÉ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| 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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