Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 October 2013 —
Merlin and Others v OHIM — Dusyma (Games)

(Case T‑231/10)

Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a game — Earlier design — Grounds for invalidity — Novelty — Individual character — Distinction between goods and design — Articles 3, 4, 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002

Community designs — Ground for invalidity — No individual character — Design not producing on a well-informed user a different overall impression from that produced by the earlier design — Informed user — Concept (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Arts 6(1), and 25(1)(b)) (see paras 26, 27, 41)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 March 2010 (Case R 879/2009‑3) relating to invalidity proceedings between Merlin Handelsgesellschaft mbH and Others and Dusyma Kindergartenbedarf GmbH.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Merlin Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Mr Rolf Krämer, BLS Basteln Lernen Spielen GmbH and Mr Andreas Hohl to pay the costs.