Răzvan Dincă & Asociații successfully defended FC Rapid 1923 in preliminary injunction proceedings related to the use of advertising boards
Răzvan Dincă & Asociații successfully defended FC Rapid 1923 in preliminary injunction proceedings related to the use of advertising boards.
A preliminary injunction was sought against Rapid Bucharest, alleging infringement of national registered design rights related to the form of advertising boards used on the football pitch.
The main points of defense were that the national registered design is not enforceable as it lacks novelty and individual character and the overall impression produced by the registered design on an informed user is different than the impression produced by the advertising boards used by Rapid Bucharest. Also, it was argued that no urgency was proved, as the claimant waited 4 years to file for a preliminary injunction.
Our team consisted of Irina Speciac, Vlad Stănese, Ionut Cofaru, and Cristian Cealera.