Invalidity · first instance · 2021-07-16
000113301
Contested design: 007015375-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder’s fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0070153750002 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 label mark “MITAK ДOMATEHO ПЮPE” for tomato paste
Bulgarian trade mark No 41 894 · Bulgarian Patent Office Official Bulletin
figurative label mark “ДOMATEHO ПЮPE M MITAK” for tomato paste
Bulgarian trade mark No 100 558 · Bulgarian Patent Office Official Bulletin
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant claimed the contested tomato-puree sticker lacked novelty and individual character and used its earlier Bulgarian trade marks, creating a likelihood of confusion.
- ›Holder argued the label differed in imagery, slogan, and composition, and denied any confusing similarity with the applicant’s marks.
- ›The Division found the shared elements mainly descriptive or decorative, so the Article 25(1)(e) claim failed for lack of likelihood of confusion.
- ›The Division also found the earlier label designs were disclosed but produced a different overall impression, so the contested design had individual character and was not identical.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected in full, with costs awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| 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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