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EUTM file information

018209307

ALPEX

March 11, 2020

Trademark Summary

The trademark ALPEX was filed by Fränkische Rohrwerke Gebr. Kirchner GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 28, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 14, 2020 by Georg Fischer Pfci S.R.L on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by WEIß, ARAT & PARTNER MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 14, 2020

The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

The Opposition with reference B 003126155 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 1, 2022 by the EUIPO.

Goods And Services

  • The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
    1. Common metals and their alloys
    2. Metal building materials
    3. Transportable buildings of metal
    4. Materials of metal for railway tracks
    5. Non-electric cables and wires of common metal
    6. Ironmongery, small items of metal hardware
    7. Pipes and tubes of metal
    8. Safes
    9. Ores
    10. Branching pipes of metal
    11. Jets of metal
    12. Fittings of metal for compressed air ducts
    13. Containers of metal for compressed gas or liquid air
    14. Underdrainage pipes of metal
    15. Penstock pipes of metal
    16. Drain traps [valves] of metal
    17. Reinforcing materials of metal for pipes
    18. Grids of metal
    19. Frames of metal for building
    20. Elbows of metal for pipes
    21. Metal tubing
    22. Pipe muffs of metal
    23. Junctions of metal for pipes
    24. Linings of metal for building
    25. Manifolds of metal for pipelines
    26. Wall linings of metal [building]
    27. Junctions of metal for pipes.
  • The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
    1. Extractor units [ventilation]
    2. Flues for ventilating apparatus
    3. Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, aerating, dust extraction [air treatment equipment], air conditioning, air distribution and water supply and sanitary installations
    4. Heating, ventilating, aerating, dust extraction [air treatment equipment], air conditioning and air distribution installations
    5. Air inductor apparatus [ventilation]
    6. Ventilation grilles being parts of extractor fans
    7. Dampers for ventilating installations
    8. Pipes [parts of heating, ventilating and air conditioning installations]
    9. Pipe sections [parts of heating, ventilating and air conditioning installations]
    10. Air distributors
    11. Air diffuser parts
    12. Air intake and air outlet grilles
    13. Air intakes and air outlets
    14. Air passages
    15. Air valves
    16. Air valve attachments and control valves for heating, ventilating, aerating, dust extraction, air conditioning and air distribution installations and apparatus
    17. Draught dampers for inhibiting the spread of vapours, flames, gases or smoke, being parts of air conditioning and ventilating installations.
  • The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
    1. Plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture
    2. Flexible pipes, not of metal
    3. Flexible pipes, tubes, hoses, and fittings therefor, including valves, non-metallic
    4. Pipes, coils, pipe sections, pipe fittings and pipe muffs [not of metal and not for building]
    5. Flexible tubes, not of metal
    6. Pipes and hoses of plastic for motor vehicles
    7. Junctions (not of metal) for pipes and tubes
    8. Screw parts, not of metal, for pipes and hoses
    9. Junctions, not of metal, for pipes or hoses
    10. Sleeves of rubber for pipes and hoses
    11. Adapters [not of metal] for pipes and hoses
    12. Fittings [not of metal] for pipes and hoses
    13. Fasteners and end caps [not of metal] for pipes and hoses
    14. Packing, stopping and insulating materials
    15. Seals, sealants and fillers
    16. Weatherstripping compositions
    17. Sealing tapes and water-tight rings, not of metal
    18. Sleeves of rubber for protecting parts of machines
    19. Rings of rubber
    20. Self-adhesive and non self-adhesive plastic film [other than for packaging purposes]
    21. Insulation and barrier articles and materials
    22. Insulators
    23. Insulating tapes and pipe-wrapping tapes
    24. Adhesive tapes, strips and films, other than stationery and not for medical or household purposes
    25. Parts and accessories for all the aforesaid goods, included in this class
    26. Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and goods made therefrom, not included in other classes, namely goods of rubber for jointing purposes
    27. Filtering materials (semi-processed materials or foams of plastic)
    28. Filtering materials [semi-finished plastic or foam goods], filters being semi-finished goods
    29. Rubber stoppers
    30. Cable protection tubes and insulation tubes of plastic
    31. Reinforcing materials, not of metal, for pipes
    32. Soundproofing materials
    33. Hoses of textile material
    34. Connecting hoses for vehicle radiators
    35. Waterproof coverings included in class 17
    36. Junctions, not of metal, for flexible pipes.
  • The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
    1. Building materials (non-metallic)
    2. Non-metallic pipes
    3. Non-metal ducts, not for electrical circuitry
    4. Air ducts of non-metallic materials for buildings
    5. Ventilator flaps (Non-metallic -) for buildings
    6. Louvre vents (Non-metallic -) for buildings
    7. Venting ducts (Non-metallic -)
    8. Non-metallic air vents for buildings
    9. Non-metallic transportable buildings.