Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2022-05-02
R1087/2021-3
Contested design: 007706304-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the invalidity applicant must bear the design holder's costs in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text
1. Dismisses the appeal; 2. Orders the invalidity applicant to bear the costs incurred by the design holder in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
CONTAINERSHIPS - CMA CGM GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Chilehaus A, Fischertwiete 2, 20095 Hambourg, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
ERFOLG s.r.o.via PDF extraction
SK
Hlavná 686/114, 077 01 Kráľovský Chlmec, Slovakia
Represented by
Róbert Porubčan
Prior art cited (1)
Earlier figurative CONTAINERSHIPS mark
EUTM No 8 036 558 · EU trade mark register · disclosed 2019-08-07
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the contested surface-pattern/logo design reproduced the distinctive figurative elements of its earlier CONTAINERSHIPS EUTM and created a likelihood of confusion for overlapping transport-related goods and services.
- ›The design holder replied that both signs only shared weak, schematic container-like elements and that the earlier mark's verbal element and differing figurative details prevented confusion.
- ›The Board agreed with the Invalidity Division that the signs were only visually similar to a below-average degree and that the earlier mark did not confer a right to prohibit use of the contested RCD under Article 9(2) EUTMR.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and the rejection of the invalidity application was confirmed.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurA. Szanyi Felkl
- MemberE. Fink
- Registrarp.o. R. Vidal
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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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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