The trademark EMPIPHOS was filed by Innospec Performance Chemicals Europe 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 June 4, 2020, and received one opposition filed on August 26, 2020 by Lanxess Deutschland GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by WOLPERT RECHTSANWÄLTE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 26, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R0133/2024-2 was Opposition allowed according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 3, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003129717 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 16, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Chemicals for use in industry
Chemicals for use in science excluding medical or veterinary science
Chemicals for use in agriculture, horticulture and forestry, except fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and parasiticides
Chemical preparations for use in photography
Chemicals for use in the manufacture of agrochemicals
Chemicals for use in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals
Chemicals for use in the manufacture of cosmetics
Chemicals for use in the manufacture of metalworking fluids
Chemicals for use in the manufacture of lubricants
Chemical products for use in industry, in particular those for use in the manufacture of detergents
Chemicals for use in the manufacture of detergents
Chemical products for industrial use
Chemicals for use in the manufacture of bleaches
Chemicals for use in the manufacture of cleaning agents
Chemicals for use in the manufacture of degreasers
Chemicals for use in the manufacture of abrasives
Chemicals for use in the processing of textiles
Emulsifiers for industrial purposes
Industrial chemicals in the nature of soluble thickening agents
Industrial chemicals in the nature of solubilizing agents
Dispersants in the nature of dispersing agents
Dispersing agents
Wetting agents
Antistatic agents
Chemical preparations having antistatic properties
Antistatic preparations
Degreasing agents
Degreasing agents for use in manufacturing processes
Agents for degreasing in a manufacturing process
Cleaning agents [chemicals]
Chemical cleaning agents
Chemical cleaning agents for use in industrial processes, including industrial manufacturing processes
Detergents for use in manufacture and industry
Detergents for industrial use
Detergents for use in industrial processes
Detergents for use in manufacturing processes
Organic-bleaching chemicals
Bleaching preparations for industrial purposes
Bleaching preparations for manufacturing processes.