Where the proprietor of one of the rights referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 has previously applied for a declaration that an EU trade mark is invalid or made a counterclaim in infringement proceedings, he may not submit a new application for a declaration of invalidity or lodge a counterclaim on the basis of another of the said rights which he could have invoked in support of his first application or counterclaim.
I gcás ina ndearna dílseánach ceann de na cearta dá dtagraítear i mír 1 nó i mír 2 iarratas roimhe seo ar dhearbhú go bhfuil 1 trádmharc de chuid AE neamhbhailí nó i gcás ina ndearna sé frithéileamh in imeachtaí um shárú, ní fhéadfaidh sé iarratas nua ar dhearbhú neamhbhailíochta a sheoladh isteach ná frithéileamh a thaisceadh ar bhonn ceann eile de na cearta sin a d'fhéadfadh leas a bheith bainte as aige chun tacú lena chéad iarratas nó lena chéad fhrithéíleamh.