The trademark ISOFILTER FILTER MANUFACTURER was filed by I.F.A. Industria Filtri Aria S.r.l., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 10, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 27, 2020 by TRATAMIENTOS DE AGUA VDF, S.L. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by INGENIAS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 27, 2020
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application null at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003122666 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 12, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Anti-pollution devices for motors and engines
Oil filters
Filters for machines
Fuel filters
Filters for cleaning cooling air, for engines
Grease filters [parts of machines]
Filters for gases [machines]
Oil filters for motors and engines
Oil filters [machine parts]
Air filters for mechanical purposes
Air filters for automobile engines
Air filters for motorcycle engines
Fuel filters for vehicle engines
Filters being parts of machines or engines
Air cleaners [air filters] for engines
Filters for cleaning cooling air, for engines
Filters for hot gases for use with internal combustion engines
Cartridges for filtering machines
Filtering machines.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Shop window dressing
Provision of an on-line marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Providing assistance in the management of franchised businesses
Retailing and wholesaling relating to goods in the sector of anti-pollution devices for motors and engines, oil filters, filters for machines, fuel filters, filters for cleaning cooling air, for engines, grease filters [parts for machines], filters for gases [machines], oil filters for motors and engines, oil filters [parts for machines], air filters for mechanical purposes, air filters for automobile engines, air filters for motorcycle engines, fuel filters for vehicle engines, filters being parts of machines or engines, Air cleaners [air filters] for engines, filters for cleaning cooling air, for engines, filters for hot gases for use with internal combustion engines, cartridges for filtering machines, filtering machines
These services may be provided through retail outlets, wholesale stores, through mail order catalogues or by means of electronic media, via websites or television shopping programs
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of filters being parts of machines or engines, spare parts for vehicles, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods
Import and export services
Organisation of trade fairs for commercial or advertising purposes
Provision of assistance [business] in the operation of franchises
Advertising services relating to the sale of goods
Rental of sales stands
Administrative processing and organising of mail order services
Presentation of goods on communication media, for retail purposes
Promoting the sale of goods and services of others through promotional events
Sales demonstration [for others]
Presentation of goods on communication media, for retail purposes.