The trademark saniperl was filed by Neoperl AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Swiss Confederation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 26, 2020, and received one opposition filed on January 26, 2021 by GSH GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by DR. PEUS DR. LEUER DR STELZIG PARTNERSCHAFT VON RECHTSANWÄLTEN MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 26, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 8 with Hand operated hand tools and implements and Installation wrenches of plastic and/or of metal for the assembly and disassembly of sanitary components and sanitary installations..
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Apparatus for heating and steam generating
Water supply fittings and components and replacement parts for all the aforesaid goods
Sanitary apparatus and installations and components and replacement parts for sanitary apparatus and installations
Water supply and distribution installations
Apparatus for supplying water
Sanitary fittings, fittings for sanitary installations, and components and spare parts for the aforesaid goods
In particular water jet aerators, water jet shapers
Flow regulators
Sanitary drainage devices
Flow regulators, with and without aeration and adjustable and volume-controlled flow regulators
Flow rate regulators and flow restrictors
In particular including volume-control expansion element combinations
Check valves
Backflow preventors
Showers
In particular adjustable showers
Hand held showers
Wall-mounted showers
Overhead showers
Kitchen spray taps
Bidet sprays, shower roses and components and spare parts for the aforesaid goods
Flexible hoses for sanitary, cooling and heating and irrigation installations, in particular shower hoses, bidet spray hoses, kitchen spray hoses, pull-out hoses, inlet and outlet hoses for plumbing fittings, inlet hoses for washing machines and rinsing machines
Extension tap hoses, ceiling cooling hoses
Hoses being part of heating and steam generating and distribution facilities, and sanitary installations, in particular for heating boilers, hot and cold water tanks, water conditioners, water vapour applications and water boilers
Inlet, outlet and junction pipes and pipe sections for plumbing fittings
Flow rate regulators and flow restrictors
Bypass valves for heating and sanitary installations.