Invalidity · first instance · 2022-07-29
000115929
Contested design: 008035000-0011
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 008035000-0011 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Crocs, Inc.via PDF extraction
United States (US)
13601 Via Varra, Broomfield Colorado 80020, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
HSM Schuhmarketing GmbH
Germany (DE)
Werksstr. 15, 45527 Hattingen, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Crocs LiteRide Clog, item 204592
https://www-crocs.fr/p/literide-cloq/204592.html · crocs.fr / crocs.eu websites
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over prior design D1, a Crocs LiteRide Clog disclosed online before the contested filing date.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was new and had individual character, and denied that D1 had been validly disclosed.
- ›The Division accepted that D1 had been disclosed on the cited Crocs webpages through reviews dating from 2018 and 2019, before the contested design's filing date.
- ›The Division found visible differences in the outsole, insole, heel strap fastening, and sole profile, so the designs were neither identical nor produced the same overall impression.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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