Invalidity · first instance · 2019-05-27
000103741
Contested design: 005277084-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community design No 0052770840001 is declared invalid; the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
La demande en nullité est accueillie. Le dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº0052770840001 est déclaré nul. La titulaire supporte les frais exposés par la demanderesse, fixés à 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
S.C. Urban Invest S.R.L.
Romania (RO)
Strada Stefan Baciu, Nr. 2, Ap. 1, Municipiul Brasov, jud. Brasov, Roumanie
Holder · RCD owner
Urban Buildngvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Saucesti, Judetul Bacau, Saucesti, Roumanie
Represented by
Bogdan Alecu
Prior art cited (1)
figurative trademark
Romanian trademark No 139 240 · Romania · disclosed 2015-04-29
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity because the contested logo design conflicted with its earlier Romanian figurative trademark and allegedly lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division assessed Article 25(1)(e) CDR, found the signs similar around the dominant element "URBAN", and considered the covered products identical because the contested design was a logo applicable to any product.
- ›It found a likelihood of confusion and concluded that the applicant could prohibit use of the contested design under its earlier trademark rights.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full, the contested RCD was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica LEWIS
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
Decision files
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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