Invalidity · first instance · 2021-07-16
000113281
Contested design: 007015375-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0070153750001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
‘Митак’ ЕООДvia PDF extraction
Bulgaria (BG)
бул. ‘Княз Aлександър Батенберг’ 28, ет.5, офис 35, Стара Загора, Bulgaria
Represented by
Smilena Hrusanova
Holder · RCD owner
‘Милутинов Консулт’ ЕООДvia PDF extraction
Bulgaria (BG)
район р-н Люлин ж.к. Люлин, бл. 803, вх. А, ет. 3, ап. 9, 1324 гр. София, Bulgaria
Represented by
Vasko Ivanov Vasilev
Prior art cited (2)
figurative tag/label for tomato puree
Bulgarian trade mark registration No 41 894 · Bulgarian Patent Office Bulletin / e-services portal
figurative tag/label for tomato puree
Bulgarian trade mark registration No 100 558 · Bulgarian Patent Office Bulletin / e-services portal
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Articles 25(1)(b) and 25(1)(e), relying on earlier Bulgarian figurative trade marks for tomato puree and alleging identity, lack of individual character, and likelihood of confusion.
- ›The holder argued the contested tag had different imagery, wording, and overall composition, and denied any confusing similarity or valid bad-faith basis for invalidity.
- ›The Division held the bad-faith allegation inadmissible, found no likelihood of confusion under Article 25(1)(e), and found the prior tag designs did not deprive the contested design of individual character or novelty.
- ›The application for a declaration of invalidity was rejected, and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
Decision files
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| 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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