Invalidity · first instance · 2019-05-21
000102059
Contested design: 001457113-0405
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 0014571130405 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
LEGERO Schuhfabrik Gesellschaft mbH
Austria (AT)
Marburgerstr. 10, 8042 Graz, Österreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Rieker Schuh AG
Switzerland (CH)
Stockwiesenstr. 1., 8240 Thayngen, Schweiz
Represented by
Prior art cited (5)
shoe
German design No. 40 2011 006754-0004 · DPMA Design Register · disclosed 2012-03-16
shoe
German design No. 40 2011 006754-0005 · DPMA Design Register · disclosed 2012-03-16
shoe
German design No. 40 2012 003211-0004 · DPMA Design Register · disclosed 2012-09-28
shoe
RCD No. 001340749-0004 · Community Designs Bulletin
extracts from the Autumn/Winter 2012 reorder catalog showing model Tanaro
Nachorderkatalog Herbst/Winter 2012
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier German designs D1 to D3 and earlier RCD D4 for shoes.
- ›Holder argued the contested design was new and had individual character because it was neither identical to nor created the same overall impression as the earlier designs.
- ›The Division accepted D1 to D4 as disclosed prior art but rejected the Autumn/Winter 2012 catalog extract as insufficient evidence of disclosure because its circulation was not shown.
- ›The Division found the zipper, decorative perforation pattern, and saw-tooth sole made the contested shoe design neither identical to nor lacking individual character; the invalidity application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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