Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-30
000130710
Contested design: 015080694-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, EU design No 015080694-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015080694-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
NPD Partnership Ltdvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
Surrey, United Kingdom
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
wheel design from the 'Pim Pam Pet The Battle' / 'Tapple' alphabetical gameboard marketed by Jumbo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06PyvBCIr2Y · YouTubeNL / Jumbo Nederland B.V., corroborated by BoardGameGeek, Bol.com screenshots and TÜV Rheinland certificate
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicants argued the contested gameboard lacked individual character because an earlier alphabetical game wheel had been created in 2011 and marketed in 2012 under names including 'Pim Pam Pet The Battle' and 'Tapple'.
- ›The holder filed no observations or evidence in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found no single annex proved disclosure alone, but the annexes taken together objectively established public disclosure of the earlier wheel on YouTubeNL in 2012/2013 before the filing date.
- ›Given at least average design freedom, the shared disc shape, central palm-imprinted button, intermediate bridges and 20 perimeter buttons created the same overall impression despite differences in the unseen bottom and side views.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6 EUDR, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| 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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