Invalidity · first instance · 2023-08-25
000118921
Contested design: 008616460-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and Registered Community design No 008616460-0002 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 008616460-0002 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Crocs, Inc.via PDF extraction
United States (US)
13601 Via Varra, Broomfield, Colorado 80020, United States
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Kondor Sp. z o.o.
Poland (PL)
ul. Sw. Teresy 91a, 91341 Lodz, Poland
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
DAWGS Fleece lined Clogs, light blue
ASIN B003XFRSGI · Amazon US · disclosed 2008-11-12
DAWGS Fleece Lined Clogs, navy blue
Amazon US
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character based on earlier DAWGS fleece-lined clog disclosures on Amazon.
- ›Holder disputed the clarity and quality of the online disclosure evidence and argued the clog differences created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted the light-blue Amazon disclosure, rejected the navy-blue version for lack of proof, and found the designer's freedom in clogs high.
- ›It held the shared upper-hole pattern, fur lining, strap placement and overall clog appearance produced the same overall impression, so the RCD was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
Decision files
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| 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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