Invalidity · first instance · 2018-06-22
000010430
Contested design: 003002286-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community design No 003002286-0001 is declared invalid; the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
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The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 003002286-0001 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
Joka SAS
France (FR)
Villa Cecilia 292 avenue du Prado, 13008 Marseille, France
Holder · RCD owner
Freedom Mosesvia PDF extraction
IL
22 Mizrahi 19, Tel Aviv 6609522, Israel
Represented by
Caroline Sportes
Prior art cited (3)
Birkenstock sandal design
RCD No 000169420-0001 · EUIPO designs database · disclosed 2004-10-19
Birkenstock sandal design
RCD No 000169420-0002 · EUIPO designs database · disclosed 2004-10-19
MOSES sandal design allegedly marketed since 2014
www.showroompancelet.com · showroompancelet.com
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested sandal lacked novelty and individual character, relying on the holder's earlier MOSES disclosure and earlier Birkenstock RCDs.
- ›The holder invoked the grace period and argued that its slimmer one-piece plastic sandal differed visually and materially from the earlier Birkenstock designs.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of prior RCD 000169420-0001 and found the compared sandals shared the same main visual features, with only minor differences.
- ›Given the designer's broad freedom for sandals, the contested design produced the same overall impression on the informed user and lacked individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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