Invalidity · first instance · 2024-02-08
000119838
Contested design: 008556815-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against Registered Community design No 008556815-0001 is rejected, and the applicant must 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 008556815-0001. 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)
slippers / house shoes model MONA-FR
MONA-FR · Instagram / Toni Pons winter 2020 catalog · disclosed 2020-09-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying on the earlier MONA-FR slipper design D1 and evidence including a 2020 catalog, orders, and social-media posts.
- ›The holder argued the disclosure evidence was insufficient, commercialization was unproven, and D1 did not deprive the contested design of individual character.
- ›The Division admitted the later-filed supplemental evidence, found D1 had been publicly disclosed before the filing date, and compared the designs from the perspective of the informed user.
- ›Despite similarities in the upper and sole profile, the contested design's rear flap, striking color scheme, and distinctive sole branding created a different overall impression, so the invalidity application was dismissed.
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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