Invalidity · first instance · 2020-02-18
000105121
Contested design: 000757430-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 000757430-0004 is rejected. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
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Romania (RO)
Str. Drumul Taberei Baza de Producție SIAU Jud Ilfov, Comuna Popești Leordeni, Romania
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
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Türkiye (TR)
Organize Sanayi Bolgesi 11, Cadde Eskisehir, Turkey
Represented by
Adrian Căvescu
Prior art cited (1)
Romanian figurative trade mark "KRAX" for snack products and related services
Romanian trade mark No 071100 · Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks · disclosed 2006-05-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(e) CDR, alleging the contested package design conflicted with its earlier Romanian figurative trade mark and created confusion or unfair advantage.
- ›The holder disputed the claim and requested suspension because the invoked Romanian trade mark was under cancellation proceedings before the Bucharest court.
- ›The Division refused suspension and found the earlier right insufficiently substantiated because the evidence and translation did not adequately prove the proprietor, status, or continued validity of the invoked mark.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected as unfounded, and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's representation costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
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| 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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