Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2022-04-04
R0968/2021-3
Contested design: 006379293-0003
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the appellant must bear the respondent's costs.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Die Beschwerde wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Beschwerdeführerin trägt die Kosten der Beschwerdegegnerin.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Suolificio Antares S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, 63024 Grottazzolina, Italien
Represented by
Massimo Maccagnani
Holder · RCD owner
Calzaturificio Donna Carolina S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Vicolo Mascagni N. 1, 30032 Fiesso D’Artico, Italien
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Sole model for footwear
Art. Vekic · emails, invoices and photographs relating to the 'Art. Vekic' sole model
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The design holder appealed the invalidation, disputing the evidential value and prior disclosure of the 'Art. Vekic' sole model and contesting the finding of lack of individual character.
- ›The invalidity applicant relied on invoices, emails, photos and other documents to show prior disclosure of the 'Art. Vekic' sole and argued that the contested outsole gave the same overall impression.
- ›The Board upheld the first-instance assessment that the prior sole had been made available to the public before the filing date and that the minor differences did not alter the very similar overall impression of the multilayer sole designs.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and the invalidation of the contested RCD remained in place.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurC. Bartos
- MemberE. Fink
- RegistrarH.Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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