Invalidity · first instance · 2021-04-29
000111061
Contested design: 006625083-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant is ordered to pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se deniega la solicitud de declaración de nulidad del dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 0066250830001. 2. Se condena al solicitante a que sufrague las costas del titular, fijadas en 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
International Shoes Garvalin S.Lvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Partida Pla de Sant Josep, P. 1 No. 150, 03293 Elche (Alicante), España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Yaya Chenvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Huangyuan number 14, Qijing village, Huangshi town, Licheng district, Putian city Fujian, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Sonia Del Valle Valiente
Prior art cited (2)
baby booties, footwear, soles for footwear
RCD No 001026918-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2008-11-07
3D mark for shoe soles and children's footwear
Spanish trademark No M3553271 · OEPM Trademark Bulletin · disclosed 2015-03-26
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity based on lack of individual character over earlier RCD D1, conflict with an earlier design right, and conflict with Spanish 3D trademark No M3553271.
- ›The holder argued the contested sole design had sufficient individual character and that the earlier trademark did not create any likelihood of confusion.
- ›The Division rejected Article 25(1)(d) because D1 had been disclosed before, not after, the contested filing date, found D1 validly disclosed under Article 7, but held the contested design created a different overall impression under Article 6(1).
- ›The Division also found no likelihood of confusion and no use of the earlier distinctive sign under Article 25(1)(e), so the invalidity application was denied and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA
- MemberMichele Maria BENEDETTI ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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