Invalidity · first instance · 2024-02-26
000123219
Contested design: 008784797-0003
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against Registered Community design No 008784797-0003 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 008784797-0003 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Crocs Trading Company Pte. Ltd.via PDF extraction
SG
11 North Buona Vista Drive, #04-07, The Metropolis, 138589 Singapur
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
CM Laufsteg München International Brands GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
North-Carolina-Avenue 10, 66953 Pirmasens, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
Wendy Chambray Peach shoe design
Amazon · disclosed 2020-09-15
Wendy Boho White Crochet shoe design
Instagram · disclosed 2021-04-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier shoe designs D1 and D2, relying on catalog and internet evidence predating 2 December 2021.
- ›Holder disputed proof of disclosure, especially the reliability of internet dates, and maintained the contested design was new and had individual character.
- ›The Division found D1 and D2 were validly disclosed before filing through catalogs and online evidence, and the holder did not rebut that disclosure with concrete proof.
- ›The contested design's embroidery, lace endcaps, front seam and three eyelets created a different overall impression, so D1 and D2 destroyed neither individual character nor novelty.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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