The trademark CARELIA was filed by FinEq International Oy, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 13, 2020, and received one opposition filed on August 6, 2020 by POLIPOL Holding GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Friese, Nadine and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 6, 2020
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on March 16, 2021.
The Appeal with reference B R0739/2022-4 was Opposition rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 13, 2022 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003127877 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 3, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Domes (Metal -)
Chimneys of metal
Cowls of metal
Chimney blocks (Metal -)
Chimney pots of metal
Chimney shafts of metal
Furnace fireguards of metal
Arbours [structures] of metal.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Roasting apparatus
Electric grills
Hibachis
Fire pits
Cooking, heating, cooling and preservation equipment, for food and beverages
Grates
Saunas
Burners, boilers and heaters
Hot tub heaters
Spas [heated pools]
Thermal baths
Sauna heaters
Barbecue apparatus
Barbecue smokers
Charcoal roasters for household purposes.
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Gazebo [non-metallic structures]
Structures and transportable buildings, not of metal
Prefabricated non-metal buildings
Non-metallic transportable structures
Buildings, transportable, not of metal
Shelters (Non-metallic -)
Modular shelters (Non-metallic -)
Sectional buildings (Non-metallic -)
Huts made of non-metallic materials.
The mark was filed in class 20 with Furniture and furnishings and Flower-stands [furniture]..