Invalidity · first instance · 2025-07-10
000127621
Contested design: 015065207-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. 2. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado no 015065207-0001. 3. Se condena al titular a que sufrague las costas, fijadas en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Fujian Quanying Investment Development Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Jinjiang City, China
Represented by
Giang Zzhou
Holder · RCD owner
Jiaxin Livia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Quanzhou, Fujian, China
Represented by
Isabelle Bertaux
Prior art cited (1)
ankle boots
CN 307342437 S · Chinese patent database · disclosed 2022-05-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier Chinese design patent CN 307342437 S for footwear disclosed before the contested design’s filing date.
- ›The holder accepted prior disclosure but argued the compared boots differed in colour, materials, eyelets, sole details, rear construction, and other visible features, and said those differences changed the overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted the Chinese design patent extract as proof of disclosure under Article 7(1) and found designer freedom for ankle boots was high, with only ergonomic constraints.
- ›It held the shared silhouette, bulky sole, reinforced toe and heel, side-panel construction, and lacing system dominated minor differences, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’Errico
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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