Invalidity · first instance · 2024-11-29
000122154
Contested design: 005651254-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of Registered Community design No 005651254-0001 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità del disegno o modello comunitario registrato n. 005651254-0001 è respinta. 2. Il richiedente sopporta l’onere delle spese del titolare, fissate a 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Smart Luxury BVvia PDF extraction
Netherlands (NL)
1e Regimentsdok 2, 3433 KS Nieuwegein Netherlands
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Loro Piana S.p.A.
Italy (IT)
Corso Rolandi, 10, 13017 Quarona (Vercelli) Italy
Represented by
Prior art cited (8)
shoes
RCD No 003039619-0036 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2016-07-01
shoe design shown in the article "LORO PIANA SPRING SUMMER 2018"
http://cameramoda.it · cameramoda.it · disclosed 2018-12-31
photograph of a shoe design
photograph of a shoe design
photograph of a shoe design
photograph of a shoe design
photograph of a shoe design
photograph of a shoe design
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying mainly on Adidas RCD D1 and additional shoe images and web material.
- ›The holder argued that most cited materials were undated or unclear, that later-filed items expanded the case, and that D1 created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division admitted only D1 as proven prior art; D2 and D3-D8 were not proven disclosed in time, and later-added designs were inadmissible because they altered the proceedings' subject matter.
- ›Comparing D1 with the contested shoe, the Division found significant differences in the upper decoration, sole structure, heel and toe features, and color treatment, so the contested design remained new and individually distinctive.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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