The trademark GG Carat was filed by Dahl Sverige Aktiebolag, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 29, 2020, and received one opposition filed on September 28, 2020 by Rath Aktiengesellschaft on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by GÖRG LENNEIS GERED RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 28, 2020
The application was filed in Swedish, and Swedish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 22, 2022. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 4, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Common metals and their alloys
Building materials of metal
Buildings, transportable, of metal
Non-electric cables and wires of common metal
Ironmongery, small items of metal hardware
Tubes of metal
Pipe couplings
Valves of metal, other than parts of machines
Drain traps and brackets of metal.
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Machine tools
Motors and engines (except for land vehicles)
Machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles)
Pumps [machines]
Agricultural implements other than hand-operated
Incubators for eggs.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Scientific, nautical, photographic, cinematographic and optical apparatus and instruments
Weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments
Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity
Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
Magnetic data carriers, recording discs
Coin-operated mechanisms
Cash registers, calculating machines, data processing apparatus and computers
Fire-extinguishing apparatus.
The mark was filed in class 11 with Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture
Sealing and insulating materials
Flexible pipes, not of metal.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Office functions services
Retailing relating to household utensils and garden tools, household tools, household appliances, household instruments, household machines, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to paints, colorants, preservatives against rust
Retailing relating to substances for laundry use, cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations
Retailing relating to beauty, dental care and hygiene products and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to industrial oils and greases, fuels and illuminants
Retailing relating to building materials, buildings, locks and fittings, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to cables, ducts and pipes, cutlery and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to razors and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to optical goods and instruments and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to electric and electronic kitchen and household equipment, and parts and fittings therefor
Retailing relating to weighing, measuring, checking and life-saving apparatus and instruments, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing of communications apparatus, data processing equipment, computers and computer software, cameras (photography), fire-extinguishing apparatus, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing of lighting, apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to ventilation, water supply and sanitary purposes, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to jewellery, horological and chronometric instruments, musical instruments, and parts and fittings therefor
Retailing of stationery and office requisites, artists' materials, packing, stopping and insulating materials, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing of bags and cases, furniture, furnishings, mirrors and picture frames, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to storage equipment, bed linen, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to letter boxes, containers and implements for kitchen and toilet purposes, and parts and fittings therefor
Retailing relating to articles for cleaning purposes, and parts and fittings therefor
Retailing of ropes, string, tents, awnings, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to tarpaulins, sails, sacks and bags, padding, cushioning and stuffing materials, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to yarns and threads, textiles and textile goods, sewing articles, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing of mats and matting, floors and wall hangings, games, toys and playthings, sporting articles, fishing equipment, decorations for Christmas trees, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing relating to spare parts for vehicles and apparatus for locomotion
Retailing of sling bags for carrying infants, luggage tags, wallets, boxes, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing of combs, electric and non-electric, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing of toothbrushes, electric and non-electric, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing of video game apparatus, gymnastic and sporting articles, and parts and fittings therefor
Retailing relating to party novelties and practical jokes, hunting tackle, and parts and fittings therefor
Retailing of construction machines, compressors, machine tools, pumps, drilling machines, saws (machines), electric drilling machines, electric saws, electric grinding machines, chain saws, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing of hair styling appliances, hygienic and beauty implements for humans and animals, food preparation implements, and parts and fittings therefor
Retailing of hand tools and implements, hand-operated, for treatment of materials and for construction, repair and maintenance, and parts and fittings therefor
Retailing of calculating machines, wrist rests for use with computers, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing of bags adapted for laptops, and parts and fittings therefor
Retailing of apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, copying equipment, and parts and accessories therefor
Retailing of electric and electronic components, and parts and fittings therefor
Retailing relating to safety, security, protection and signalling devices, and parts and fittings therefor
Cataloguing, bringing together and retailing of HVAC products for flows of all kinds
Cataloguing and bringing together, cooling products for industrial, comfort and commercial purposes
Retailing of cooling products for industrial, comfort and commercial purposes (fans, fan convectors, vaporisers, compressor units, compressors, condensers (capacitors), condensing pumps, refrigerating units, coolant coolers, cooling pipes, refrigerants, air conditioners, air coolers, oils, valves, heating cables, heat pumps and heat exchangers)
Cataloguing and bringing together, products for servicing, renovation and new construction of real estate
Retailing of products for servicing, renovating and building real estate (fixtures, bathtubs, bathroom furnishings, fittings, sink units and washing units, shower cubicles, shower fittings, power tools, locks, machines, pumps, sanitary fixtures, cleaning equipment, wash-hand basins, toilet seats, bidets, urinals and tools)
Cataloguing and bringing together, products for Annex 1 process, mining and engineering industry solutions
Retailing of products for process, mining and engineering industry solutions (sewage systems, coverings and wells, mixing taps, containers and cisterns, boilers, pumps, radiators and oil burners, regulating and non-return valves, filters, pipes and pipe fittings, sprinklers and fire protection means, stop valves, pressurised pipe systems, drain traps, installation systems and fixtures, watering hoses, water heaters)
Cataloguing and bringing together, products for construction and building project solutions
Cataloguing and bringing together tools and consumables for craftsmen
Retailing of tools and consumables for craftsmen (workwear, power tools, hand tools, locks and fittings, wheelbarrows, protective equipment, bundle carrier ties and tensioning straps, ladders, welding and soldering tools)
Cataloguing and bringing together products for water purification
Cataloguing and bringing together products for sprinkler systems
Cataloguing and bringing together products for flow measurement
Cataloguing and bringing together geotechnics
Cataloguing and bringing together fastening products
Retailing of products for fastening technology (bolts, building systems, clamps, clips, glue, assembly parts for hanging, silicone, screws, lubricants, tapes and caulking material)
Cataloguing and bringing together electric products
Retailing of electric products (batteries, lights, dimmers, elements, electrical tape, fuses, fans, humidity detectors, power strips, circuit breakers, cable reels, cables, switches, switchboxes, alarms, motor and engine protectors, measuring instruments, meter cabinets, gauges, presence and motion detectors, intercoms, extension cables, voltage testers, pincers and power outlets)
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of transport services, mobile telephone repair services, painting services, carpentry services, enabling customers and professional craftsmen to conveniently compare and purchase or sell those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of floor and tile laying services, electrical and water installation and repair services, enabling customers and professional craftsmen to conveniently compare and purchase or sell those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of machinery installation and repair, white goods installation and repair services, pipeline installation and repair services, enabling customers and professional craftsmen to conveniently compare and purchase or sell those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of installation and repair services relating to computer hardware, enabling customers and professional craftsmen to conveniently compare and purchase or sell those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of installation services relating to telecommunications networks, apparatus and instruments, enabling customers and professional craftsmen to conveniently compare and purchase or sell those services.