Invalidity · first instance · 2018-10-24
000010789
Contested design: 003421619-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder is ordered to pay the applicant’s costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 003421619-0003. Se condena al titular a que sufrague las costas del solicitante, que se fijan en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
JR Quesos Latinos S.L.
Spain (ES)
calle Princesa nº 49, 1º derecha, 28008 Madrid, España
Represented by
Roberto Javier Portilla Arnáiz
Holder · RCD owner
Quesos Campo Latino S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
calle Gran Vía nº 78, 28013 Madrid, España
Prior art cited (1)
figurative mark 'Quesos LATINOS S.L.' for cheeses
Spanish figurative trade mark No M 272 88 44 · Boletín de la Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas · disclosed 2007-06-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested cheese-label design reproduced the structure, colours and signs of its earlier labels and Spanish trade marks, creating no different overall impression and a high risk of confusion.
- ›The holder said the evidence should be disregarded, claimed authorship of the original labels, argued designer freedom for dairy labels was limited, and denied any conflict with the applicant’s signs.
- ›The Division examined the earlier Spanish figurative trade mark No M 272 88 44, found the contested label could function as a sign for complementary goods, and considered QUESOS LATINO(S) the distinctive common element.
- ›Because the signs were visually similar to a low degree and phonetically and conceptually similar to a medium degree, the Division found a likelihood of confusion and invalidated the RCD.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberÁlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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