Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-26
000130709
Contested design: 015102247-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 015102247-0001 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
NPD Partnership Ltdvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
Surrey, United Kingdom
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shantou Chenghai district Shuangjia plastic toy factory
China (CN)
Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
Alphabet Game board game sketch/leaflet
leaflet · disclosed 2011-12-25
Pim Pam Pet - The Battle board game and packaging
https://www.youtube.com · internet offer, YouTube screenshots, and test report
Tapple board game
www.boardgamegeek.com · BoardGameGeek
3D mark depicting a board game
EUTM registration No 019153249 · European Union Trade Marks Bulletin · disclosed 2025-04-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicants argued that the contested toy design lacked novelty and individual character in light of earlier Alphabet Game, Pim Pam Pet, Tapple, and 3D mark disclosures.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found D1 and D2 were not proven disclosed under Article 7(1), but accepted D3 and D4 as prior disclosures.
- ›Comparing D3 and D4 with the contested design, the Division found clear differences in decorative features and overall appearance, so individual character and novelty were preserved.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicants were ordered to pay the holder's fixed representation costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
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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