Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-29
000129624
Contested design: 009011992-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 009011992-0005 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
Robits
Belgium (BE)
Kortrijk, Belgium
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Squar3D Aps
Denmark (DK)
Hadsten, Denmark
Represented by
Niels Uth
Prior art cited (2)
Article titled 'TOY^2 Track Connectors Review' showing the holder's earlier Toy^2 Track Connectors, including the flat straight-ahead block.
https://legebyen.dk · legebyen.dk · disclosed 2021-03-10
Wayback Machine capture of the holder's website allegedly showing Toy^2 Track Connectors.
https://squar3d.dk · Wayback Machine · disclosed 2020-11-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity under Articles 25, 5, 6 and 8 EUDR, arguing the connector's features were function-driven and that prior online disclosures destroyed novelty and individual character.
- ›Holder replied that the cited disclosures did not show the contested design, the design retained non-technical visual choices, and alternative connectors existed on the market.
- ›The Division found the product formed part of a modular system, so Article 8(3) EUDR could preserve protection despite interconnection arguments under Article 8.
- ›The alleged prior designs were not identified and reproduced with sufficient clarity to prove disclosure under Article 7 EUDR, making comparison impossible.
- ›Because the evidence did not establish the invoked invalidity grounds, the application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
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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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