The trademark EQUINOX was filed by ANSALDO ENERGIA S.P.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 29, 2021, and received one opposition filed on May 9, 2021 by EQUINOR ASA on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by VALEA AB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 9, 2021
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1605655 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003146423 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 12, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software for diagnostics and troubleshooting electrical power installations
Software for diagnostics and troubleshooting gas turbines, steam turbines, hydraulic turbines, compressors, current generators
Software for controlling power stations, combined cycle power plants, gas turbines, steam turbines, hydraulic turbines, compressors, current generators
Software for determining, processing, improving, optimising and storing data relating to power stations, combined cycle power plants, gas turbines, steam turbines, hydraulic turbines, compressors, current generators
Predictive maintenance software for power stations, combined cycle power plants, gas turbines, steam turbines, hydraulic turbines, compressors, current generators
Downloadable electronic documentation and scientific or commercial publications for education or training in the field of power generation and gas or steam turbine technology.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Energy auditing
Computer diagnostic services
Design of diagnostic apparatus and equipment
Computer aided diagnostic testing services
Design of software for digital signal processing
Installation, repair and maintenance of computer software
Rental of data processing software, all the aforesaid services being for power stations, combined cycle power plants, gas turbines, steam turbines, hydraulic turbines, compressors, current generators.