Invalidity · first instance · 2023-04-12
000118718
Contested design: 001466684-0234
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; Registered Community design No 001466684-0234 is declared invalid; the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 001466684-0234 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Glückschuh GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Heisterbacher Str. 55-57, 53639 Königswinter
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Rieker Schuh AG
Switzerland (CH)
Stockwiesenstr. 1, 8240 Thayngen, Schweiz
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
shoe model shown in the product sheet and February/March 2017 orders
Art. 10211 · applicant product sheet and orders · disclosed 2017-02-15
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier designs and its own earlier unregistered shoe model evidenced by a product sheet and February/March 2017 orders.
- ›The holder argued the application was unfounded, disputed disclosure of the applicant’s unregistered design, and said the cited designs generally created different overall impressions.
- ›The Division found the applicant had a legitimate interest despite the holder’s surrender, accepted disclosure of the applicant’s earlier design before the filing date, and considered designer freedom for footwear to be broad.
- ›Comparing the contested design with the applicant’s AS7 design, the Division found only minor differences and the same overall impression on the informed user, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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