The trademark OPC was filed by INSTITUT DE SOUDURE, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 27, 2014, and received one opposition filed on August 27, 2014 by OPC cardsystems Gesellschaft für elektronisches Bezahlen mbH on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by Mammel und Maser Patentanwälte PartG mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 27, 2014
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on December 19, 2023.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 14, 2017.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Welding
Custom assembling of materials (for others)
Material treatment information
Decontamination of hazardous materials, treatment of metals
Metal casting
Boiler-making
Metal plating
Electroplating
Welding consultancy.
The mark was filed in class 41 with Providing of theoretical training in welding and non-destructive testing.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Bacteriological research
Chemical research
Chemistry services
Chemical analysis
Oil-well testing
Quality control
Material and product testing
Mechanical and metallographic testing
Corrosion testing
Welding inspections, inspection of anti-corrosive coatings
External supervision of works of art, regulatory inspections of equipment, non-destructive testing of industrial structures and equipment
Consultancy in the design and dimensioning of industrial structures and equipment