Invalidity · first instance · 2019-03-14
000010330
Contested design: 001354666-0243
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; the contested Registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant’s costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 001354666-0243 wird für nichtig erklärt. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten der Antragstellerin, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
North Group Germany GmbH
Germany (DE)
Mehlbydiek 20, 24376 Kappeln, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Rieker Schuh AG
Switzerland (CH)
Stockwiesenstr. 1, 8240 Thayngen, Schweiz
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
shoe
Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 001176135-0250 · eSearch database of the Office · disclosed 2009-12-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, and also alleged bad faith in the filing of the contested shoe design.
- ›The holder argued that the design was new and had individual character, denied bad faith, and claimed dense design conditions in the footwear sector.
- ›The Division held that bad faith is not an admissible ground under Article 25(1) CDR, so that part of the application was inadmissible.
- ›Using earlier RCD No 001176135-0250 as disclosed prior art, the Division found only minor differences and the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character; the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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