The trademark DINTEC was filed by DINTEC, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 30, 2020, and received one opposition filed on October 15, 2020 by DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PRINZ & PARTNER MBB PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 15, 2020
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Motors, other than for land vehicles
Machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles)
Belts for motors and engines, Pistons [parts of machines or engines], Pumps [parts of machines, engines or motors]
Spark plugs for vehicle engines
Compressors as parts of machines, motors and engines
Propulsion mechanisms other-than for land vehicles
Emergency power generators
Mobile power generators
Water pumps for water filtering units
Hydraulic engines and motors
Hydraulic controls for motors
Electronic controls for motors
Hydraulic pumps
Power jacks
Work cylinders
Jacks [machines]
Anchor cables
Internal combustion motors [other than for land vehicles]
Electric motors, and their parts, not for land vehicles
Hybrid drives and Hybrid motors (other than for land vehicles)
Service Robot
Industrial robots
Robotic mechanisms for transportation, Robotic mechanisms for lifting, Agricultural robotic mechanisms
Transportation robots.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Engine analyzers
Starter cables for motors
Battery charging devices for automotive vehicles
Head-up display screens for automotive vehicles
Electronic calculators
Calculating devices
Batteries
Accumulators [batteries]
Batteries for vehicles
Battery leads
Navigation computers for vehicles
Control programs, computer software and programs for operating and testing internal combustion engine units
Control programs, computer software and programs for the combination of or the conjunction of simulation programs
Control programs, computer software and software for evaluating and developing drive units, gear units, transmission topologies, vehicles and operational strategies
Control programs, computer software and software for diagnostic and surveillance apparatus and instruments of fuel cells and batteries used for vehicles
Control programs, computer software and software for estimating, simulating and developing electric motors, their hybrid drive device and electronic power equipment
Control programs, computer software and software for evaluating, simulating and analysing vehicle driving behaviour
Apparatus and instruments for diagnostic and control for vehicle batteries
Apparatus and instruments for the diagnosis and monitoring of internal combustion engine units with external and internal drive
Measuring and evaluating apparatus and instruments for the evaluation and analysis of driving criteria.
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Motors
Propellers for boats
Ship propellers
Screw-propellers
Propeller shafts for boats
Propeller blade protectors for boats
Dashboards for water and marine vehicles
Stabilisers for vehicles
Hydraulic circuits for vehicles
Hydraulic torque converters
Power electronics components for electric motors
Apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water
Driving chains for vehicles and parts thereof for land vehicles
Electric motors and their parts for land vehicles
Hybrid drives or hybrid motors for vehicles
Clutches, gear boxes and power transmission devices for land vehicles
Internal combustion engines for land vehicles and their parts
Internal combustion engine units for experimental purposes with and without exhaust turbochargers and equipped with an exhaust gas recirculation system and a combustion gas storage system for land vehicles
Autonomous vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Manufacturing services of engines, motorised parts, industrial parts, hydraulic equipment, service robots, industrial robots, propellers, autonomous vehicles, for others
Custom manufacturing services of engines, motorised parts, industrial parts, hydraulic equipment, service robots, industrial robots, propellers, autonomous vehicles
Manufacturing services for prototypes of engines, motorised parts, industrial parts, hydraulic equipment, service robots, industrial robots, propellers, autonomous vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
Industrial analysis, industrial research and industrial design
Quality control and authentication services
Design and development of computer hardware and software
Engineering services
Surveying
Scientific services and technological services and research and design relating thereto in the field of assessment and inspection of vehicles and component parts of vehicles
Management of technical projects, in particular in the field of vehicle development, vehicle components and drive chain components
Technical and strategic consulting and assessment services in the field of engine and vehicle development
Technical and strategic consulting and assessment services in the field of valuation and inspection of vehicles and vehicle components
Vehicle restoration
Analysis and studies of the data status of electronic control units
Analysis and development of training strategies and training packages
Analysis and development of hybrid engines, hybrid drives, electric motors and electronic power components for vehicles and their parts
Design and development of computer programs for operating and testing hybrid engines, hybrid drives, electric motors and power electronics components of vehicles.