The trademark rehear pods was filed by 2020 IP, 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 March 23, 2020, and received one opposition filed on June 24, 2020 by Apple Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Locke Lord LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 24, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 23, 2020.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Wearable computer peripheral devices
Noise cancelling headphones
Music headphones
Wearable activity trackers
Wearable computers
In-ear headphones
Personal headphones for sound transmitting apparatuses
Two-way plugs for headphones
Wearable digital electronic communication devices
Wearable telecommunication apparatus
Wearable computer peripherals
Wearable communications apparatus
Wearable digital electronic devices capable of providing access to the Internet
Wireless headphones
Stereo headphones
Wearable computer hardware
Computer application software for use with wearable computer devices
Headphones
Wearable audio equipment
Wearable portable media players
Personal headphones for use with sound transmitting systems.
The mark was filed in class 10 with following description of goods:
Medical instruments for use in relation to hearing
Programmable hearing aids.
Ear adaptors for hearing aids
Hearing aids for the deaf [acoustic aids]
Digital hearing aids
Hearing protection devices
Apparatus for use in treating hearing disorders
Acoustic amplifiers [hearing aids] for partially deaf persons
Apparatus for use in alleviating hearing disorders
Hearing aids for the deaf
Medical hearing instruments
Hearing apparatus for the deaf
Medical instruments for use as aids to hearing
Hearing protectors
Hearing aids
Apparatus for use in testing hearing disorders
Electronic hearing aids.
The mark was filed in class 35 with Retail services in relation to hearing protection devices..
The mark was filed in class 44 with following description of goods: