Invalidity · first instance · 2024-02-08
000119818
Contested design: 008556815-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant is ordered to bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se desestima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad del dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado n.º 008556815-0002. 2. Se condena al solicitante a que sufrague las costas del titular, fijadas en 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Antoni Pons, S.A.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Can Pau Birol, 32 - Pol. Ind. Max Xirgu, 17005 Gerona, España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Andrés Machado Sanmartín
Spain (ES)
Calle Segovia, 43 - 4º planta, puerta 3, 03195 Los Arenales del Sol (Alicante) España
Prior art cited (1)
MONA-FR slipper design
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkWRuUnPCq/ · Instagram / Toni Pons · disclosed 2020-09-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying on the earlier MONA-FR slipper design as D1.
- ›Holder contested public disclosure of D1, challenged the sufficiency of the evidence, and argued the contested design created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division admitted the later-filed corroborating evidence and found D1 had been publicly disclosed before the contested design's filing date.
- ›Despite some similarities, the Division found significant differences in silhouette, color scheme, and sole design, so the contested design retained individual character and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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