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ARTICLE · 13 MAY 2024

LEGO Mag Blijven Genieten Van De LEGO-uitzondering

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Sinds 2010 geniet het iconische LEGO-blokje modelbescherming binnen de Europese Unie.

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Benny Backx
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Sinds 2010 geniet het iconische LEGO-blokje modelbescherming binnen de Europese Unie.

In 2019 vernietigde het Bureau voor de Intellectuele Eigendom van de Europese Unie (EUIPO) op verzoek van het Duitse bedrijf Delta Sport Handelskontor de modelbescherming voor LEGO-blokjes. EUIPO oordeelde dat de uiterlijke kenmerken van LEGO-blokjes louter werden bepaald door de technische functie van het product, namelijk het mogelijk maken van assemblage en demontage met andere blokjes in de set.

Deze beslissing werd in 2021 vernietigd door het Gerecht van de Europese Unie.

LEGO-uitzondering in modelrechterlijke bescherming

In een nieuwe beslissing wees het EUIPO de vordering tot nietigverklaring van Delta Sport Handelskontor af, omdat het LEGO-blokje kon genieten van de specifieke uitzondering in artikel 8.3 van de Modelrichtlijn die voorziet in modelrechterlijke bescherming van modulaire systemen voor zover ze nieuw zijn en een eigen karakter hebben (de

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