Invalidity · first instance · 2023-06-12
000119359
Contested design: 008500755-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holders' costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 008500755-0002 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holders’ costs.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Innersloth LLCvia PDF extraction
United States (US)
P.O. Box 2532, Redmond, Washington 98073, United States
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Xiaochuan Kevia PDF extraction
France (FR)
267 Jayde Overpass, Sault, France
Prior art cited (4)
figurative mark depicting a crewmate-like character
EUTM No 018384100 · EU trade mark register · disclosed 2020-12-09
figurative mark 'AMONG US' with a crewmate-like character replacing the letter A
EUTM No 018384099 · EU trade mark register · disclosed 2020-12-09
Among Us Crewmate
Copyright registration No VA0002248503 · U.S. Copyright Office / Library of Congress · disclosed 2020-04-20
undated and unreferenced image of the claimed earlier Crewmate illustration
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant alleged lack of novelty and individual character, trade mark conflict, and unauthorised copyright use based on its earlier Crewmate-related rights.
- ›Holders filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier EUTM records but found a different overall impression, no likelihood of confusion, and no substantiated copyright law basis.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to bear the holders' costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| 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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