The trademark vorteX.io was filed by VorteX.io, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 6, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 6, 2021 by Sheltered Wings, Inc. d/b/a Vortex Optics on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Barker Brettell Sweden AB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 6, 2021
The application was filed in French, and French 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 January 31, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Level indicators
Level sensors
Liquid level sensors
Liquid level meters
Liquid level monitoring apparatus
Remote reading fluid level indicators
Sensors
Measuring sensors
Sensors used in meteorology
Tracking, targeting and map making devices
Sensors, detectors and monitoring instruments
Risk detection software
Security warning apparatus
Decision-making software
Temperature sensing apparatus for scientific use
Temperature monitors for scientific use
Waterway level and acceleration detectors
Hydrological databases
Microstations for hydrological surface measurement
Waterway height detectors
Sensors for natural disaster prevention
Sensors for measuring speed
Detecting apparatus and instruments
Water level measurement systems
Surface temperature measurement systems
Surface velocity measurement systems
Water quality control systems
Remote sensing instruments
Remote sensing measuring instruments
None of the aforesaid goods including sights, rangefinders for hunting, shooting, and sports, rangefinders for golf, scopes, riflescopes, tripods, thermal optics for hunting, shooting, and sports, night vision goggles, binoculars, or monoculars and/or for use in the sports optic industry and/or for use in conjunction with sights, rangefinders for hunting, shooting, and sports, rangefinders for golf, scopes, riflescopes, tripods, thermal optics for hunting, shooting, and sports, night vision goggles, binoculars, monoculars, or firearms.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific research
Scientific research and development
Providing scientific information in the field of climate change
Scientific and technological research in the field of natural disasters
Providing scientific information in the fields of climate change and global warming
Engineering design and consultancy
Design of engineering works for flood and drought prevention
Design of engineering works for the prevention of inundation of land by flood water
Design of engineering works for the prevention of inundation of buildings by flood water
Hydrological research
Collection of information relating to hydrology
Services for the design of maps
Design and development of databases
Maintenance of data bases
Scientific research conducted using databases
Environmental monitoring services
Environmental hazard assessment
Scientific risk assessment
Waterway information and monitoring
Design and development of microstations
Assessment of hydrological information relating to risks
Scientific hydrological research
Hydrological surveying or research
Hydrological surveying consultancy
Research in remote sensing and geographical information
None of the aforesaid services provided in the sports optic industry and/or in conjunction with sights, rangefinders for hunting, shooting, and sports, rangefinders for golf, scopes, riflescopes, tripods, thermal optics for hunting, shooting, and sports, night vision goggles, binoculars, monoculars, or firearms.