Invalidity · first instance · 2021-04-21
000110481
Contested design: 006379293-0003
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity 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)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 006379293-0003 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten der Antragstellerin, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Suolificio Antares S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, 63024 Grottazzolina (Ascoli Piceno), Italien
Represented by
Massimo Maccagnani
Holder · RCD owner
Calzaturificio Donna Carolina S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Vicolo Mascagni N. 1, 30032 Fiesso D'Artico (VE), Italien
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
earlier shoe sole design referred to as 'Vekic' by the applicant and 'Ray 699' by the holder
Linea Pelle fair in Milan; commercial use and 2015 magazine publications
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested sole design lacked novelty and individual character over its earlier 'Vekic' sole, disclosed through fairs, offers, deliveries, and market use before April 2019.
- ›The holder said the filing was unclear and inadequately evidenced, claimed it had developed the design since 2015, and argued the silver edge created a distinct new design.
- ›The Division found the earlier sole design had been made available to the public before the filing date and outside the grace period, taking the parties' evidence together.
- ›It held the silver edge was only an immaterial difference, so the contested design was neither new nor individually distinctive, and the invalidity application succeeded.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvanka Ivanova
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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