Invalidity · first instance · 2023-04-24
000118323
Contested design: 007009303-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; Registered Community design No 007009303-0002 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 007009303-0002 wird für nichtig erklärt.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Gabor Shoes Aktiengesellschaftvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Joachim-Gabor-Platz 1, 83024 Rosenheim, Deutschland
Holder · RCD owner
Birkenstock IP GmbH
Germany (DE)
Burg Ockenfels, 53545 Linz am Rhein, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
ESMARA two-strap sandal/slipper with fur or plush lining
www.nellas-schuhparadies.de/warme-hausschuhe-esmara; Lidl Katalog 49/2018 · nellas-schuhparadies.de and Lidl catalog 49/2018 · disclosed 2018-12-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier disclosed designs, especially D1.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was new and individual, and that the earlier designs had not been validly disclosed.
- ›The Division found D1 was disclosed before the filing date through the website extract and Lidl catalog evidence considered together.
- ›Comparing the designs, the Division found the same overall impression and no individual character, so the contested design was declared invalid.
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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