Invalidity · first instance · 2023-06-19
000119119
Contested design: 004156909-0004
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of Registered Community design No 004156909-0004 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the costs of the invalidity proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 004156909-0004 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten des Nichtigkeitsantrags.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
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
Marc Barth
Prior art cited (1)
shoes
RCD No 002038901-0002 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2012-05-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over earlier RCD D1 for shoes.
- ›The holder argued that the contested clog created a sufficiently different overall impression, especially in the upper, perforations and heel strap.
- ›The Division accepted D1 as disclosed, found no proven market saturation, and considered design freedom for clogs not materially restricted.
- ›It found the differences more striking than the similarities, rejected the invalidity application, and ordered the applicant to bear the costs.
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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