Invalidity · first instance · 2024-08-14
000125176
Contested design: 015014964-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; registered Community design No 015014964-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder bears costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. 2. Se declara nulo el modelo comunitario registrado n.º 015014964-0001. 3. Las costas sufragadas por la titular, fijadas en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
TAPEDESIGN WO GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Friedrich-Schnideritsch-Straße 2, 8054 Graz, Austria
Represented by
Stefan Lausegger
Holder · RCD owner
Yiwu Kaiding Socks Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Floor 5, Edificio 3, Wangdao Road, Beiyuan Street, Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
Represented by
qiang Zhou
Prior art cited (1)
sock design shown in Facebook and Instagram posts
Facebook account 'FS Footballcalcks' and Instagram account 'FS Footballsocks.de' · disclosed 2021-08-04
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested sock design lacked novelty because an identical sock design had already been disclosed online before filing, relying on Facebook and Instagram screenshots dated in 2021.
- ›Holder did not submit any observations despite being invited to respond to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the social-media posts as sufficient disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR and found the earlier and contested sock designs identical, with no material colour difference because the contested design was registered in greyscale.
- ›Application upheld under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 5(1)(b) CDR; the Division did not need to examine the alternative grounds.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberÁlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
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