The trademark omicron MEDICAL JAPAN was filed by Omicron- laserage Laserprodukte GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 15, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 9, 2020 by Micron Technology, Inc. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by LUCAS & CO and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 9, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Lasers
Diode laser systems
Light diodes
Light-emitting diodes [LED]
Optical electronic components
Organic light-emitting diodes [OLED]
Polymer light-emitting diodes
Zener diodes
Diacs
Solid-state lasers
Lasers for industrial use
Lasers for scientific use
Lasers, not for medical purposes
Laser installations, other than for medical use
Laser diodes
Laser equipment for non-medical purposes
Scientific apparatus and instruments based on Laser and Led
Laser sensors
Laser detectors.
The mark was filed in class 10 with following description of goods:
Apparatus for the application of laser radiation for surgical purposes
Apparatus for the application of laser radiation for medical purposes
Lasers for medical purposes
Lasers incorporating optical fibres for medical use
Laser installations for medical use
Laser machining tools for medical use
Laser instruments for medical use
Apparatus for the application of laser radiation for dental purposes
Lasers capable of producing pulsating laser beams [for medical use]