Invalidity · first instance · 2019-03-19
000104139
Contested design: 004014736-0001
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(it)
La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. Il disegno/modello comunitario registrato n. 004014736-0001 è dichiarato nullo. Il titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dal richiedente, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Mou Limited
United Kingdom (GB)
32 Woodstock Grove, W12 8LE Londra, Regno Unito
Represented by
Luca Guidobaldi
Holder · RCD owner
Maros S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via P. Togliatti, 27, 50008, Signa (FI) Italia
Prior art cited (2)
ankle boot
RCD No. 001123483-0001
ankle boot
RCD No. 001123483-003 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2009-05-29
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier RCDs D1 and D2 for ankle boots, stressing the same upper shape, shaft cut, outsole structure, lining contrast, and prominent visible stitching.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found D2 had been disclosed before the filing date; although the contrasting stitch colour meant the designs were not identical, that difference did not change the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The contested RCD lacked individual character, so the invalidity application was upheld and the holder was ordered to bear EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberJosé Antonio GARRIDO OTAOLA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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