Invalidity · first instance · 2019-12-10
000105900
Contested design: 005832987-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested 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. 0058329870004 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
Caprice Schuhproduktion GmbH & Co. KG
Germany (DE)
Blocksbergstr. 158, 66955 Pirmasens, Deutschland
Holder · RCD owner
Sino Pro Trading B.V.via PDF extraction
Netherlands (NL)
Tilburgse Weg 58, 4902 TM Oosterhout, Niederlande
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
shoe model Isabel 26
trade fair in Garda, Italy / www.exporivaschuh.it · disclosed 2017-01-07
shoe model Herma
Shoes Report, 15/11/2017 · SHOES REPORT · disclosed 2017-11-15
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier shoe models Isabel 26 (D1) and Herma (D2).
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not contest the applicant's evidence in the invalidity proceedings.
- ›The Division found D1 had been disclosed before the grace period through the holder's own pre-litigation statements and supporting materials, so further examination of D2 was unnecessary.
- ›Comparing D1 with the contested design, the Division held that the only differences were immaterial details, so the designs were identical and the contested design lacked novelty.
- ›The application was upheld in full, the contested design was declared invalid, and costs of EUR 750 were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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