Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-19
000010631
Contested design: 002618413-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected and the applicant must pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Se deniega la solicitud de declaración de nulidad del dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 0026184130001. Se condena al solicitante a que sufrague las costas de la titular, fijadas en 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Consell Insular d’Eivissa
Spain (ES)
Avda. España, 49, 07800 Ibiza, España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Serra Vila Gemmavia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
c/ Romani, 8, 08192 Sant Quirze del Valles, España
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
Cursos que preservan la tradición article showing espardenya design
http://www.diariodeibiza.es · Diario de Ibiza · disclosed 2014-06-23
El hombre de la alpargata article showing espardenya design
http://www.alvarodelarica.com · Álvaro de la Rica weblog · disclosed 2014-04-24
Nueva promoción de artesanos de artículos tradicionales article showing espardenya design
http://www.diariodeibiza.es · Diario de Ibiza · disclosed 2008-06-22
Espardeñas – Insotel – Ibiza article showing espardenya design
http://franciscogarvi.com · Francisco Garvi weblog · disclosed 2014-10-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the espadrille design merely copied traditional Ibizan footwear already shown in press articles, blogs, and cultural materials predating the filing date.
- ›Holder replied that the woven upper, tying system, band width, and number of bands gave the contested espadrille a singular and novel external configuration.
- ›The Division accepted the internet disclosure of D1 to D4 but found the compared uppers differed in weave pattern, band count, and structure enough to avoid identity and to produce a different overall impression.
- ›The contested RCD was found novel and to have individual character, so the application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to bear costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberÁlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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