Invalidity · first instance · 2018-08-10
000011252
Contested design: 002462929-0006
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder is ordered to pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 002462929-0006. Se condena al titular a que sufrague las costas del solicitante, que se fijan en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Garvalin Calzados, S.L.
Spain (ES)
Pla Sant Josep 150, 03293 Elche (Alicante), España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Jemma Footwear, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Calle Primavera s/n, 03349 San Isidro (Alicante), España
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
botines para bebés, calzado y suelas para calzado
RCD No 001026918-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2008-11-07
Titanitos baby shoes showing the earlier sole design
retail sales in Spain and Facebook · disclosed 2012-03-30
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested shoe-sole design lacked novelty and individual character because Titanitos baby shoes with the same sole had been marketed well before filing and because the applicant's earlier RCD showed the same overall sole shape.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply and briefly attempted to surrender the contested design, but revoked that request before any register entry was made.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the earlier disclosures proved by the registration extract, invoices, Facebook material and related evidence, but found novelty not proven because the outsole tread detail was not fully shown in the earlier design.
- ›The Division held that the common sole shape, protruding toe, heel structure and lateral zones created the same overall impression on the informed user, so the contested design lacked individual character and had to be invalidated.
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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