Invalidity · first instance · 2022-05-31
000115402
Contested design: 007699335-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 007699335-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Allergan Holdings France SASvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
Tour CBX, 1 passerelle de Reflets, 92400 Courbevoie, France
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Silhouette International Co Ltd.via PDF extraction
LB
Corniche Mazraa, Al Jichy Building – 4th Floor, Beirut, Lebanon
Represented by
Dimitar Todorov
Prior art cited (1)
JUVEDERM
EUTM No 2 196 822
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity mainly under Article 25(1)(e) CDR based on the earlier EUTM JUVEDERM, arguing the contested logo reproduced that sign.
- ›Holder argued the contested design differed substantially because it included a unique, stylised female silhouette and was not merely the word JUVEDERM.
- ›The Division found JUVEDERM was the dominant element of the design, the goods were deemed identical, and the visual differences did not dispel confusion.
- ›The application succeeded under Article 25(1)(e) CDR, so the design was declared invalid and no further grounds required examination.
Deciding panel
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberJessica Norma LEWIS
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
Decision files
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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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