Invalidity · first instance · 2023-12-12
000120872
Contested design: 009009780-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of RCD No 009009780-0001 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità del disegno o modello comunitario registrato n. 009009780-0001 è respinta. 2. La richiedente sopporta l’onere delle spese della titolare, fissate a 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Cris Conf. S.p.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Strada Comunale di Fornio, 132, 43036 Fidenza (PR) Italia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Passaggio Obbligato S.p.A.
Italy (IT)
Piazza Cavour 3, Milano Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
figurative mark 'Corona con Uccellini'
Italian trademark No 302017000128845 · Italy · disclosed 2018-08-23
figurative mark 'Corona con Uccellini e Dicitura PINKO'
International trademark designating the European Union No 1419699 · WIPO / European Union designation · disclosed 2018-02-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(e) CDR based on earlier Italian and international figurative trademarks allegedly used in the contested belt-buckle design.
- ›The holder argued that only a weak circular ring is shared, while the earlier marks depict two birds and the contested design depicts a butterfly, excluding similarity and confusion.
- ›The Division found the goods identical but the ring weakly distinctive, the signs only weakly visually similar, not comparable phonetically, and conceptually dissimilar.
- ›The applicant's evidence did not prove enhanced distinctiveness or reputation of the earlier marks in the relevant territories.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected because the applicant failed to show a confusingly similar or reputed earlier mark that could prohibit use in the contested design.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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