The trademark QUAD-X was filed by Quadion LLC, a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 24, 2005, and received one opposition filed on July 21, 2005 by COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE DES ÉTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by De Justo, Mario and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 21, 2005
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on February 11, 2014.
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on October 30, 2012. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 20, 2012. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 9, 2013. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 11, 2017. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on September 30, 2020. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on October 5, 2020. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 19, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 15, 2021.
The application claimed as seniority of the Republic of Austria trademark AM989/68 registered on October 14, 1968 and filed on April 15, 1968 which was accepted by the office.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Fly wheels, gears, bearings, connecting rods, ball bearings, dust covers, moulded parts made of rubber combined with metal, moulded parts made of plastic combined with metal, rings, fittings, rod wipers/scrapers, bumpers other than for vehicles, bushings other than for vehicles, valve seals, suction cups other than for vehicles, diaphragms other than for vehicles, balls other than for vehicles, rings other than for vehicles, couplers other than for vehicles, drive wheels other than for vehicles, rubber belts other than for vehicles, poppets other than for vehicles, U-cups other than for vehicles, bellows other than for vehicles, impellers other than for vehicles
Drive wheels, drive belts and couplers other than for land vehicles
Valve-buds other than for vehicles, poppets, valve-buds, impellers, fittings other than for vehicles, sleeves other than for vehicles, stoppers other than for vehicles, buffers other than for vehicles, idler wheels other than for vehicles, pressure rollers other than for vehicles, dust covers other than for vehicles, mechanical joint mechanisms other than for vehicles, switches other than for vehicles, cylinder belts other than for vehicles, sealing caps, pressure valves, all the aforementioned goods being parts of machines, motors or engines.
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Drive wheels, drive belts and couplers for land vehicles
But not including tyres, inner tubes for tyres and treads for recapping tyres.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Moulded products made of rubber or plastic for industrial use (except for vehicles), namely, gaskets, washers of rubber or vulcanized fibre, rubber and elastomeric valves
Rubber or elastomeric ring seals and bellows
Rubber and elastomeric sealing rings, gaskets, diaphragms and other products all of which are not properly classified in another class, and bellows
Rubber pinch rollers, rubber dampeners, seals
Zone valve seals, dust seals, switch seals, 0-ring seals, radial seals, rotary seals, rod seals, exclusion seals, face seals, low-pressure seals, multi-lobed seals, control seals, moisture seals, connectors for wires, mixing valve seals, hydraulic valves, aerosol valves, filter seals, lip seals and valve seals other than for vehicles
Plumbing seals, seals for gauges, pumps, carburettors, washers, dryers, batteries, faucets, electronic devices, eye shields, lens protectors, heating controls, air conditioners, dental drills, and moisture containment
Hydraulic and industrial sealing rings for industrial use, for aerosol containers, for use in preventing the ingress of dirt, water, and the like into, and the leakage of oil and gases from relatively moving surfaces, the rings being moulded in one piece, all for other than vehicles, air valve diaphragms, rod wipers/scrapers, grommets, sealing rings, window seals, transmission seals, oil filter seals, all for vehicles
U cups, bushings, insulators, fittings, hoses, suction sleeves, buffers, stoppers, and other industrial goods made from rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos or plastic, not included in other Classes
Rubber, rubber substitutes and goods made thereof for technical purposes, moulded parts made of rubber or rubber substitutes for fishing reels, for slicing machines, for washers and dryers, for measuring devices, for constructional parts of refrigerators, for heat controls, for switch valves, for thermo devices, for ventilation and air-conditioning devices, for sound-reproduction
Dust covers, plugs, sockets, seals, insulating covers and sealing covers for pneumatic and electrical switches, all made of plastic or rubber