The trademark EKON was filed by SBS S.p.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 24, 2021, and received one opposition filed on May 24, 2021 by E.ON SE on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by ARISTOS IP Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mit beschränkter Berufshaftung Gerling Giannakoulis Pfleghar and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 24, 2021
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
Cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations
Preparations for cleaning computers, screens, keyboards and electronic devices
Cleaning sprays for screens and displays.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Signal cables for IT, AV and telecommunication
Microphones
Microphone cables
Electronic microphone splitters
SCART leads
Optical cables
Fibre optic cables
Multiport repeaters
Ethernet cables
Telephone wires
Audio cable
Coaxial cables
USB cables
Jump leads
Video cables
Jack cables
Printer cables
Modem cables
Computer cabling
Telecommunications cables
Adapter cables (Electric -)
Electric cables for the transmission of sounds and images
Cables for transmitting and receiving cable television signals
Loudspeaker cables
Adapter cables for headphones
Cable connectors
Telephone cable heads
Audio cable connectors
Coaxial cable connectors
Data transmission cables
USB cables for cellphones
Gender changers for coaxial cables
High definition multimedia interface cables
Antenna cables
Cable adapters
Electric cables and wires
Gender changers [cable adapters]
Gender changers [cable adapters] for cell phones
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) cables
Cable junctions for electric cables
Connections for electric cables
Electrical power extension cords
Electric charging cables
Electrical cables for use in connections
Remote controls
Universal remote controls
Remote controls for stereos
Remote controls for televisions
Coaxial adaptors
Ethernet adapters
USB adapters
Audio adaptors
Telephone adapters
Plug adaptors
Adapters for connection between media devices
USB Dongles [Wireless network adapters]
Adapters for connecting telephones to hearing aids