Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2024-11-11

R1002/2023-3

Contested design: 007009303-0006

CDRAppellant: holder

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

The appeal is dismissed, and the design holder bears the costs of the invalidity and appeal proceedings.

Show verbatim operative text(de)

1 Die Beschwerde wird zurückgewiesen. 2 Die GGM-Inhaberin trägt die Kosten des Nichtigkeits- und des Beschwerdeverfahrens.

CostsHolder ordered to pay costs

Applicant · invalidity challenger

Gabor Shoes Aktiengesellschaftvia PDF extraction

Germany (DE)

Joachim-Gabor-Platz 1, 83024 Rosenheim, Deutschland

Represented by

Holder · RCD owner

Birkenstock IP GmbHvia PDF extraction

Germany (DE)

Burg Ockenfels, 53545 Linz am Rhein, Deutschland

Represented by

Web disclosureD1

Joe n Joyce cork clogs

ASIN B01MR9LVOJ · amazon.de · disclosed 2017-01-25

Article 25(1)(b)Article 6(1)Article 7(1)Article 7(2)

›The design holder appealed, arguing D1 was not reliably disclosed on Amazon before the filing date and that the contested clog created a different overall impression, especially through its large rounded buckle.
›The invalidity applicant replied that Amazon ASIN evidence and supporting materials sufficiently proved pre-filing disclosure and that D1 reproduced all material design features of the contested design.
›The Board admitted the additional appeal-stage evidence, held that abstract possibilities of Amazon manipulation did not undermine the credibility of the ASIN screenshot, and found D1 publicly disclosed by 25 January 2017.
›Given broad designer freedom for clogs, the small buckle and strap differences did not change the overall impression; the appeal was dismissed and the invalidity result stood.

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