Invalidity · first instance · 2022-05-31
000115403
Contested design: 007743794-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 007743794-0001 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
ЕНЕРДЖИ КОНТРОЛ ЕООДvia PDF extraction
Bulgaria (BG)
област София (столица), община Столична, район Лозенец, бул. "ЧЕРНИ ВРЪХ" No 47, 1407 София, Bulgaria
Represented by
Sylvia Todorova
Prior art cited (1)
word mark 'JUVEDERM'
EUTM No 2 196 822 · EUTM register
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 used that sign.
- ›Holder argued the contested design differed because it included the distinctive acronym 'JEC', the words 'elite clinics', and its own colour scheme and additional elements.
- ›The Division found JUVEDERM remained a co-dominant, distinctive element, the goods were deemed identical because a logo may be used for any goods, and the added wording and acronym did not dispel similarity or confusion.
- ›The application succeeded under Article 25(1)(e) CDR, so the contested design was declared invalid and the other grounds did not need examination.
Deciding panel
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| 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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