Invalidity · first instance · 2022-04-01
000116827
Contested design: 008470504-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 008470504-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
PUMA SEvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Puma Way 1, 91074 Herzogenaurach, Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Weifang Zhonghai Shoes Industry Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
1506, 15F, Block A, zhicheng World Trade Center, Software Park, Middle Weixian Rd., N. (Jiankang E. St.), Weifang High-tech Zone, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Ákos Süle
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(e) CDR, arguing the shoe design used its earlier PUMA formstrip EUTM and would cause confusion for identical footwear goods.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found only low visual similarity and held the contested stripe, shown black on black among other shoe elements, would not be perceived as the earlier mark.
- ›The Division rejected the family-of-marks argument for lack of proof and concluded there was no likelihood of confusion, so the invalidity application failed.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
Decision files
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| 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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