Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-12
000130811
Contested design: 015088814-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear EUR 720 in costs.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 0150888140002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Margiela Société par actions simplifiéevia PDF extraction
France (FR)
Paris, France
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Cybrog PTE. LTD.via PDF extraction
SG
Singapore, Singapore
Prior art cited (2)
Archived applicant website showing 'Bottines Tabi' half-boots.
https://www.maisonmargiela.com · WayBack Machine / maisonmargiela.com · disclosed 2024-06-29
GQMIDDLEEAST magazine excerpt showing Tabi half-boots.
GQMIDDLEEAST magazine
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, and also invoked a conflicting sign ground, based on its earlier Tabi half-boots design.
- ›The holder filed no observations, so the application and supporting evidence were undefended.
- ›The Division accepted Annexes 3a and 2a as proof that the earlier Tabi half-boots were disclosed to the public at least in 2024.
- ›Given the high designer freedom for half-boots, the minor outsole and closure-view differences did not change the overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The design lacked individual character under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4(1) and 6 EUDR, so it was invalidated in full.
Deciding panel
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| 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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