The Complainant says it is the owner of the following registered trade marks.
1. National Trade Marks, registered in the Republic of Bulgaria:
№ 44709 - Mtel (combined), filing date 04.07.2002, date of registration: 08.05.2003;
№ 44708 - Mtel (combined), filing date 04.07.2002, date of registration: 08.05.2003;
№ 57044 - Mtel (combined), filing date 17.12.2004, date of registration 15.12.2006; and
№ 57045 - Мтел (combined), filing date 17.12.2004, date of registration 15.12.2006.
2. Community Trade Marks ("CTM"), registered in Office for the Harmonization in the Internal Market ("OHIM"):
№ 006502751 - M-TEL, filing date 11.12.2007, date of registration 21.02.2009;
№ 006500797 – Mtel, filing date 10.12.2007, date of registration 14.02.2009;
№ 006500482 - M-TEL, filing date 10.12.2007, date of registration 14.02.2009; and
№ 006500938 - М-ТЕЛ, filing date 10.12.2007, date of registration 14.02.2009.
3. International Trade Marks, registered with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO):
№ 955870 – Mtel, date of the registration 03.03.2008.
(together "The Marks").
The Marks are well known marks in the Republic of Bulgaria.
The Complainant also claims rights arising from its use of the Marks in trade since 1995. The Complainant also relies on its use of its own domain name, mtel.bg.
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