The trademark DZ hardware was filed by Motonet Oy, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 14, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 13, 2020 by Espel S.A.I.C.A. (Sociedad AnĂ³nima) on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ELZABURU, S.L.P. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 13, 2020
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003136678 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 16, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Water pumps for land vehicles
Oil filters for motors and engines for land vehicles
Sparking-plugs for land vehicles
Fuel pumps for land vehicles
Oil coolers [vehicle engine parts] for land vehicles
Catalytic converters for land vehicles
Mechanical engine parts for land vehicles
Spark plugs for land vehicle engines
Oil tank plugs and caps [vehicle engine parts] for land vehicles
Camshafts for vehicle engines for land vehicles
Silencers as part of vehicle exhaust systems for land vehicles
Oil tanks [vehicle engine parts] for land vehicles
Exhausts for land vehicles
Oil pumps for land vehicle engines
Exhaust pipes for land vehicles
Air filters for motorcycle engines
Air cleaners [air filters] for engines for land vehicles
Water pumps for land vehicles
Oil filters for land vehicles
Kick starters for motorcycles.
The mark was filed in class 11 with Motorcycle lights and Headlamps for use on motor cycles..