The trademark RAISMAN was filed by Raisman Corporation, a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 5, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 28, 2021 by MAN Truck & Bus SE on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by RDP RÖHL - DEHM & PARTNER and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 28, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 16, 2023.
The Appeal with reference B R0440/2023-2 was Application rejected according to Article 8(5) EUTMR with decision issued on February 6, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003149689 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 29, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Carburetors
Carburetor kits comprised of parts of carburetors, namely, gaskets, diaphragms, needles, seats, throttle levers, valves
Carburetor parts, namely, choke levers, nozzles, jets and float seats
Spindle assemblies for motor vehicle motors
Spindle parts for motor vehicle motors, namely, spindle shafts, spindle bearings and pulley splits for spindles
Lawn mower parts, namely, trimmer heads, primer bulbs, oil pumps, clutch springs, exhaust pipes, throttle cables and control cables
Clutch shoes for lawn mowers and power-operated brush cutters
Structural parts of chain saws, namely, fuel tanks
Air filters for motors and engines
Covers for air filters for motors and engines
Ignition coils being parts of internal combustion engines
Starter solenoids being parts of internal combustion engines
Intake valves for internal combustion engines
Exhaust valves for internal combustion engines
Parts for chain saws and power-operated brush cutters, namely, fuel tubes, fuel tube intakes, gears, shock absorbers
Spark plugs
Machine parts, namely, blades, cylinders, belts and crank shafts
Engine parts, namely, pistons, piston rings, contact points and adaptors
Motor and engine parts, namely, starter grips, starter pulleys, starter springs, starter pawls, starter rings, starter covers, mufflers