Invalidity · first instance · 2021-02-09
000113104
Contested design: 002602243-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant’s costs fixed at EUR 350.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 002602243-0004 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 350.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Stomacare - Entregas Médicas, Unipessoal Ldavia PDF extraction
Portugal (PT)
Rua Engenheiro Frederico Ulrich No. 3210 Bloco B, 20 números 217/218, 4470-605 Maia, Portugal
Holder · RCD owner
FLAMEshoes, s.r.o.
SK
Kružlov 292, 08604 Kružlov, Slovakia
Represented by
Ivan Belička
Prior art cited (2)
sandals
RCD No 002364372-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2014-01-14
footwear
RCD No 002338004-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2013-12-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over two earlier RCD footwear designs published before the contested filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of both prior designs and found sufficient designer freedom for clogs, so minor differences could not create a distinct overall impression.
- ›Comparing the contested design especially with prior design 2, the Division found highly similar shape, strap, hole pattern, arch recess, and sole markings; color and branding differences had little impact.
- ›The application was upheld; the contested RCD was invalidated for lack of individual character and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 350 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica LEWIS
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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