Invalidity · first instance · 2023-01-05
000119001
Contested design: 008734388-0008
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the registered Community design No 008734388-0008 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. 2. Il disegno o modello comunitario registrato n. 008734388-0008 è dichiarato nullo. 3. Il titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
F. Lorenzi Living AG
Switzerland (CH)
Rebbergstrasse 32, 8102 Oberengstringen, Svizzera
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Artisans
GR
12A Kyprou Str., 18346, Moschato, Grecia
Represented by
Serena Cipolletti
Prior art cited (1)
Resort collection women's sandal model 'Miami' shown in archived website screenshots
https://desienashoes.shop/collections/forte-dei-marmi · Internet Archive / desienashoes.shop · disclosed 2021-04-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying among other evidence on archived web pages from April 21, 2021 showing its earlier 'Miami' sandal.
- ›The holder, although invited to comment on the invalidity application, filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the Internet Archive evidence as prior disclosure and found broad designer freedom for women's sandals, so the compared designs created the same overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld in full, the contested RCD was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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