Invalidity · first instance · 2021-11-19
000115968
Contested design: 008272777-0017
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holders' costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0082727770017 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holders’ costs.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Crocs, Inc.via PDF extraction
United States (US)
13601 Via Varra, Broomfield Colorado 80020, United States of America
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Li Livia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
Unit 24 Century Street, Sheffield S9 5DX, United Kingdom
Prior art cited (1)
Crocs Duet Sport Clog clog sold in the applicant's online store
Item #11911 · applicant online store
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on its earlier Crocs Duet Sport Clog allegedly disclosed online in the European Union since 2012.
- ›The holders filed no observations and did not appoint a professional representative despite being invited to do so.
- ›The Division held that the internet extracts did not reliably prove source, date, or full website content, and the untranslated French material could be considered only insofar as self-explanatory.
- ›Because prior disclosure under Article 7 CDR was not proven, the Division did not assess novelty or individual character further and rejected the application.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
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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