1. The plaintiff's claim is dismissed.

2. The costs of lawsuit shall be borne by the Plaintiff.

1. Basic facts

가. 이 사건 등록서비스표 (1) 출원일/ 등록일/ 등록번호 : C/ D/ E (2) 표장 : (3) 지정서비스업 : 서비스업 구분 제43류의 간이식당업, 한식점경영업, 떡볶이요리전문점경영업, 셀프서비스식당업, 스낵바업, 식당체인업, 음식조리대행업, 식품소개업

나. 확인대상표장 (1) 표장 : 신천황제떡볶이 (2) 사용서비스업 : 간이식당업

C. (1) On January 21, 2015, the Defendant asserted that “The challenged mark is different in terms of the instant registered service mark and its appearance, name and concept, and thus does not fall under the scope of the right of the instant registered service mark” and claimed a trial to confirm the scope of the right of the instant registered service mark.

(2) After reviewing the above appeal as 2015Da182, the Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal rendered a trial ruling citing the above appeal on October 6, 2015 on the ground that “The part of the “newness” of the instant registered service mark and the challenged mark constitutes a conspicuous geographical name,” and the challenged mark is not similar to the instant registered service mark and its appearance, name, and concept, and falls under Article 51(1)3 of the Trademark Act, and the challenged mark falls under Article 51(1)3 of the Trademark Act, and thus does not fall under the scope of the right of the instant registered service mark.”

[Ground of recognition] Facts without dispute, entry of Gap evidence 1 to 3, purport of the whole pleadings

2. Whether the trial decision of this case is unlawful

가. 원고 주장의 요지 이 사건 등록서비스표 ‘신천할매떡볶이’와 확인대상표장 ‘신천황제떡볶이’의 요부인 ‘신천’은 현저한 지리적 명칭에 해당하지 않으므로, 확인대상표장은 이 사건 등록서비스표의 권리범위에 속하는 것임에도 이와 달리 판단한 이 사건 심결은 위법하여 취소되어야 한다.

B. Whether “Newcheon” constitutes a conspicuous geographical name (1) Article 6(1)4 of the Trademark Act.