Invalidity · first instance · 2019-05-20
000103059
Contested design: 004422343-0012
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 004422343-0012 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
S. TOUS, S.L.
Spain (ES)
Carretera de Vic, El Guix, 3, 08243 Manresa (Barcelona), Spanien
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Zhejiang China-Best Import & Export Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
17 Th Floor, Maotai Century Building, 83, Zhonghe North Road, Hangzhou, Volksrepublik China
Represented by
Yu Lin
Prior art cited (3)
part of a set of jewellery figures
Spanish industrial design No. 135.127-A · OEPM · disclosed 1995-07-01
figurative mark depicting a seated teddy bear
EUTM No. 1 755 636 · EUIPO · disclosed 2001-03-19
figurative mark showing the outline of a seated teddy bear
EUTM No. 8 127 128 · EUIPO · disclosed 2009-09-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character and unauthorized use of earlier TOUS teddy-bear rights, relying on a Spanish design, two EUTMs, and reputation evidence.
- ›The holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted D1 and D2 as earlier disclosed designs but found the contested lamp's standing teddy-bear silhouette and 3D lamp features created a different overall impression.
- ›For Article 25(1)(e), the goods were dissimilar and similarity to the reputed TOUS marks was too weak to create confusion or a mental link. The application was rejected and the applicant owed EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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