The trademark application EUROPIPE was filed by EUROPIPE GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 11, 2021, and it was registered by office on June 18, 2021 without any oppositions.
The application was filed in German (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018190838 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 8, 2020 by the EUIPO. The Refusal with reference B 018190838 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 10, 2020 by the EUIPO.
The application claimed as seniority of the Republic of Austria trademark 558291 and filed on August 26, 1990 which was accepted by the office.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Materials for railways, of metal
Metallic materials for railway tracks
Non-electric cables and wires of common metal
Metal locks and fittings
Safes
Transport and packaging containers of metal
All the aforesaid goods of metal, In particular of steel
Sheets of steel and other materials of metal
Ironmongery, small items of metal hardware
Safes
Ores of metal.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Distribution of prospectuses and patterns
Publicity material rental
Assistance to industrial enterprises or commercial enterprises in the conduct of business
Provision of business advice and information
Business services in the form of statistics, machine data processing and shorthand typing [providing of office services]
Book-keeping
Document reproduction
Employment agencies [employment and recruitment agency services]
Rental of typewriters and office equipment.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Insurance and financial services, Savings banks, Insurance underwriting
Bank affairs
Money-change and bureaux de change services
Investment portfolio management services
Pawnbrokerage
Debt recovery and collection agencies
Issuing of travellers' cheques and letters of credit
Real estate agencies (sale and rental of property and buildings)