The trademark PLEXUS was filed by OPTASENSE HOLDINGS LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 4, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 23, 2020 by GAIA AG on Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 23, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Surveying instruments
Fibre optics
All for the detection of breaks, fractures or deformities in metal, brick, concrete or other structures, buildings, bridges or tunnels
All for the detection of pressure changes, leaks or breaches in conduits or bore holes, reservoirs, wells or vessels
All for alarm systems, perimeter protection or intruder detection
Computer software for use in collecting, recording and analysing data, hardware set up and continuous management and providing a graphical method of user interface and monitoring of such apparatus, systems, equipment and installations
Fibre optical sensors
Electro-optical sensors
Sensors in the form of and for use with fibre optic cables for detecting, measuring, recording, ambient or internal pressure, strain, temperature, stress, damage, optical wavelength and optical line width, environmental conditions, movement, acoustics, distance, length vibration, sound, flow or levels of carbon dioxide
Detectors in the form of and for use with fibre optic cables for detecting, measuring, recording ambient or internal pressure, strain, temperature, stress, damage, optical wavelength and optical line width, environmental conditions, movement, acoustics, distance or length, vibration, sound, flow or levels of carbon dioxide, optical multiplexers for use with fibre optic cables
Electrical or optical components for use with fibre optic cables, namely, instruments and apparatus, including sensors, for detecting, measuring, recording, regulating, or controlling pressure, strain, temperature, stress, optical wavelength and optical linewidth, environmental conditions, distance, length, vibration, sound, flow or levels of carbon dioxide, namely, transducers that utilise ultrasonic oscillations to test for stress and fatigue in metal and metal structures
Remote control apparatus, namely, remote controls for interfacing between detectors and computers for distributed temperature, strain and pressure measurement
Computer hardware and peripheral devices and recorded computer software for data communication and translating and transmitting data sold therewith
Computer software for the processing of sensor data
Electronic security, surveillance, and intrusion alert systems, namely, electronic components for sensing and detecting vibrations and other physical disturbances, the electronic components including fibre optic sensors
Electronic sensors for perimeter security
Electronic sensors and detectors for sensing and detecting vibrations and other physical disturbances
Electronic sensor systems comprised of electronic sensors based on fibre optics for determining changes in the behaviour of light in fibre optic fibres and other conduits
Electronic sensors in the nature of network security sensors for use with data networks to detect physical intrusions into data cables and conduits
Electrical controllers and central processing units for use in electronic security and intrusion detections systems
Software for the operation and use of electronic security, surveillance, and intrusion alert systems
Electronic component parts for electronic security, surveillance, and intrusion alert systems.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Installation, repair and repair information services relating to fibre optic apparatus, systems, equipment and installations
Installation, repair and repair information services relating to fibre optic apparatus, systems, equipment and installations for sensing pressure or vibration relating to fibre optic cables
Installation, repair and repair information services relating to fibre optic cables being pressure or vibration sensitive
All for the detection of breaks, fractures or deformities in metal, brick, concrete or other structures, buildings, bridges or tunnels
All for the detection of pressure changes, leaks or breaches in conduits or bore holes, reservoirs, wells or vessels
All for alarm systems, perimeter protection or intruder detection
The vibration being acoustic or otherwise.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Services of technical monitoring and environmental conditions, including pressure, strain, temperature, stress, optical wavelength and optical linewidth, distance, length, vibration, sound, flow or levels of carbon dioxide, namely, engineering services
Services of monitoring and analysing data obtained from sensors, namely, engineering services
Design and testing services for others for new products in the nature of fibre optic cables and apparatus and instruments for monitoring, measuring environmental conditions, pressure, strain, temperature, stress, damage, optical wavelength and optical linewidth, distance, length, vibration, sound, flow or levels of carbon dioxide
Development of imaging apparatus for others
Research and development of technology in the field of fibre optics
Installation, maintenance, testing and repair of computer software for others
Rental of computer hardware and computer peripherals, namely, apparatus for displaying, recording, monitoring and interpretation of data obtained from fibre optic cables
Surveying services
Design, technology research, development, and testing of telecommunication apparatus and instruments for others
Design and development of on-line computer software systems.