Invalidity · first instance · 2023-09-19
000119002
Contested design: 008734388-0009
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD 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. 008734388-0009 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 sandals
https://desienashoes.shop · Internet Archive / desienashoes.shop · disclosed 2021-04-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier Resort collection sandals, especially the archived Saint Tropez Sky Blue Flats web disclosure.
- ›Holder disputed disclosure, argued some earlier models unlawfully used Italian place names, and maintained that the different wording and insole details produced a different overall impression.
- ›The Division rejected the preliminary request to exclude certain earlier models and accepted the Internet Archive material as sufficient proof of disclosure before the filing date.
- ›It found substantial designer freedom for women’s sandals and concluded the contested design created the same overall impression as the earlier Saint Tropez model.
- ›The application was upheld in full, the contested RCD was invalidated, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
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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