Invalidity · first instance · 2023-09-19
000118963
Contested design: 008734388-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the registered Community design No 008734388-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. 2. Il disegno o modello comunitario registrato n. 008734388-0001 è dichiarato nullo. 3. La titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
F. Lorenzi Living AGvia PDF extraction
Switzerland (CH)
Rebbergstrasse 32, 8102 Oberengstringen, Svizzera
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Artisansvia PDF extraction
GR
12A Kyprou Str., 18346, Moschato, Grecia
Represented by
Serena Cipolletti
Prior art cited (1)
'Saint Tropez Sky Blue Flats' sandal model shown in archived website screenshots
https://desienashoes.shop · Internet Archive / desienashoes.shop · disclosed 2021-04-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, arguing the contested sandal copied its earlier Resort collection models.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure, invoked alleged misuse of public-interest geographic signs, and argued wording and functional constraints created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted Annex 6 from Internet Archive as proof of prior disclosure before the filing date and found the designer's freedom in women's sandals remained high.
- ›Comparing the earlier Saint Tropez model with the contested design, the Division found no different overall impression for the informed user and declared the RCD invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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