Invalidity · first instance · 2025-04-09
000125136
Contested design: 008337372-0007
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 008337372-0007 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
KGW UG (haftungsbeschränkt)via PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Hauptstraße 24, 56191 Weitersburg, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Lego A/S
Denmark (DK)
Aastvej 1, 7190 Billund, Denmark
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
building block element from the LEGO Technic 'BMW R 1200 GS Adventure' set
Bricklink part 32249 / construction manual part 4531184 · Bricklink, supported by YouTube video 'Lego 42063 – BMW R1200 GS – Unboxing, Aufbau und Fazit' · disclosed 2018-02-13
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over an earlier building-block design disclosed through Bricklink and a YouTube video.
- ›The holder argued the contested toy element created a different overall impression, with significant differences in shape, cutouts, thickness and structure.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure based on the dated YouTube extract and the second Bricklink printout, while treating other undated or altered materials as insufficient.
- ›The Division found the designer's freedom was not severely limited and the contested design produced a different overall impression, so the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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