The trademark PPG was filed by PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 22, 2018, and received one opposition filed on July 2, 2018 by SOCIEDAD TEXTIL LONIA, S.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by CLARKE, MODET Y CÍA., S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 2, 2018
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 6, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on February 16, 2021. Relative errors of the trademark registration was recorded on March 21, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Industrial chemicals and adhesives
Adhesives
Sealants [chemicals] for the sealing of surfaces
Silica for use in the further manufacture of goods
Chemical compounds used to pretreat metal surfaces to improve the adhesion of coatings and improve corrosion resistance
Chemicals for water and waste-water treatment
Optical monomer for the manufacture of lenses and lens blanks.
The mark was filed in class 2 with following description of goods:
Coatings, Paints, varnishes, lacquers
Paints and pigments
Preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood
Colorants
Mordants
Raw natural resins.
The mark was filed in class 3 with Cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations.
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Painting machines
Coating machines, namely, painting machines for applying powder coating to a variety of materials and electrostatic coating machines
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Scientific, optical, measuring, apparatus and instruments
Magnetic data carriers, recording discs
Data processing equipment and computers
Computer software
Ophthalmic lenses and lens blanks
Eyeglasses
Sunglasses.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Membrane filters for fluids
Filters for fluids, namely, for water and area-water solutions
Filters used in liquid separation processes for industrial applications, oil and gas drilling, wastewater, greywater and other applications
Water filtration membranes
Water treatment equipment, namely, water filtration units
Fluid separation systems for water purification, pollution control and fluid
Membrane filter cartridges for the separation of biomolecules in biopharmaceutical production.
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Aircraft and automotive windscreens and windshields
Windows for aircraft
Vehicle parts, namely, windows for land, sea and air vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Paper, synthetic paper, including printing substrate for producing tags, labels, signs, banners, and business forms
Synthetic paper, namely microporous sheets, films and membranes for use as printing substrates
Printed, embossed and encoded paper labels, metal foil laminated paper for printing purposes, plastic film laminated paper for printing purposes, and cardboard tags and ticket stock for printing purposes
Paper and cardboard envelopes and boxes
Paper and plastic sleeves and pouches for packaging
Non-woven paper
Security paper for checks, bank notes identity cards, passports, drivers' licenses, medical prescriptions and all administrative documents
Printed matter
Printed matter in the nature of color displays, books
Paint applicators, paint rollers, paint brushes and palettes.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Fiberglass products as far as not included in other classes
Packing materials
Microporous sheets, films and membranes for general industrial use
Sealants
Adhesive sealants
Insulation coatings.
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Glass used for building and construction, window glass, safety glass and insulating glass
Building materials (non-metallic), cement, lime, mortar, gypsum, plaster
Asphalt, tar and bitumen.
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods:
Mirrors
Non-metal containers for industrial use
Caps for caulk, adhesive, and sealant compound tubes and cartridge.
The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
Worked and semi-worked glass, namely, sheet glass, plate glass, float glass and cast glass
Fiberglass other than for insulation or textile use
Cleaning cloths
Polishing cloths.
The mark was filed in class 22 with Glass fibers for textile use and glass fiber for use in the textile industry..
The mark was filed in class 23 with following description of goods:
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business operation and management for others of on-site coating systems, namely various coating facilities comprised of protective coating machines and systems
Business management and consultancy, the provision of information on, and retail trading in, coating compounds in the form of paint, glass, glass fibre and chemicals
Retail and wholesale services, relating to paints and paint supplies
Charitable services, namely, providing business assistance, management and information services in relation to volunteer programs and community service projects.
The mark was filed in class 36 with Charitable foundation services, namely, providing financial assistance for programs and services of others.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Custom installation of on-site protective coating, electrocoating, powder coating, liquid painting and specialty coating systems for others
Painting services
Cleaning and maintenance of coating systems for others
Application of protective coatings
Consultation relating to painting
Restoration, repair and maintenance of vehicles
And information services, namely, consultation in the field of applying coatings to vehicles
Installation and repair of paint application equipment.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Electrocoating services
Powdercoating services
Electrocoating
Powder coating.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods: