Invalidity · first instance · 2023-07-05
000118757
Contested design: 008919880-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 008919880-0001 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
Antibiotice SAvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
1, Valea Lupului Street, 707410 Iasi, Romania
Represented by
Ionut Parpauta
Holder · RCD owner
Zdrovit Romania SRLvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Str. Sevastopol, Nr. 1317, Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania
Represented by
Elena Grecu
Prior art cited (1)
Fluxiv figurative packaging graphics for a medical product
Romanian figurative trade mark application No M 2021 01424 · Official Bulletin of Industrial Property (Romania) · disclosed 2021-03-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier Fluxiv packaging graphics, relying mainly on Romanian trademark material and related marketing evidence.
- ›Holder argued the applicant had not proven public disclosure of the alleged prior design and that the compared package graphics created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure only for the published Romanian figurative trademark and disregarded the later YouTube screenshot while finding other supporting materials insufficiently linked to the design.
- ›Comparing the published prior design with the contested package, the Division found notable differences in proportions, graphics, text placement and overall visual character.
- ›The contested design retained individual character and novelty, so the invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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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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