Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-16
000010788
Contested design: 003949015-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant’s costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 003949015-0001 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Crocs, Inc.
United States (US)
7477 East Dry Creek Parkway, Niwot, Colorado 80503, United States of America
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
FLAMEshoes, s.r.o.
SK
Kružlov 292, 08604 Kružlov, Slovakia
Prior art cited (1)
clog-style water shoe with heel strap, perforations, and decorative elements
RCD No. 002662288-0001 · EUIPO · disclosed 2015-03-30
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested water-shoe design lacked novelty and individual character compared with earlier Community design No 002662288-0001.
- ›Holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division found the compared clogs matched in all relevant features, including the heel strap, button and decoration, perforation layout, sole and footbed patterns, and the verbal elements on the sole.
- ›The contested RCD therefore lacked novelty and was declared invalid, with costs awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberGaile SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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