Invalidity · first instance · 2019-11-28
000106919
Contested design: 003212521-0008
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
La demande en nullité est accueillie. Le dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 003212521-0008 est déclaré nul. La titulaire supporte les frais exposés par la demanderesse, fixés à 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
HSM Schuhmarketing GmbH
Germany (DE)
Werksstr. 15, 45527 Hattingen, Allemagne
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
AJS SASvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
BP 30012, 49457 St Macaire en Mauges Cedex, France
Prior art cited (2)
Athletic Works "24 CHRISSY" clog-style shoe shown on www.walmart.ca
Internet Archive / www.walmart.ca · disclosed 2014-07-20
Athletic Works "24 CHRISSY" clog-style shoe shown on www.walmart.ca
Internet Archive / www.walmart.ca · disclosed 2014-07-13
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier clog-style disclosures and archived Walmart webpages.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response and left the invalidity claims undefended.
- ›The Division accepted the archived web disclosures as prior public disclosures, rejected the novelty ground, but found the common design features dominated the minor colour differences.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1), so the RCD was declared invalid and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica Norma LEWIS
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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