The trademark phenoFieldBot was filed by Strube D&S GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 11, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 11, 2021 by ARVALIS-Institut du Végétal on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by IPSILON and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 11, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 22, 2021. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 8, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with Agricultural, gardening and forestry machines and apparatus, in particular robots and autonomous navigation machines, in particular for the identification, classification and measuring of seeds, seedlings and plants.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Scientific, research, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, audiovisual, weighing, measuring, signalling, detecting, testing, inspecting, and teaching apparatus and instruments
Calculating machines, data processing equipment and computer software
Apparatus and instruments for recording, Transmission, processing and reproduction of sound, Images or data, Computer tomography apparatus, X-ray apparatus, Optical cameras, In particular for examining and recording seeds, seedlings and plants
Image analysis apparatus
Navigation systems and Software therefor
Including all the aforesaid goods in particular relating to the analysis, measuring, sorting and examining of seed, seedling and plant characteristics.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Printed matter, in particular brochures, prospectuses
Teaching materials [except apparatus]
All the aforesaid goods relating to the seed industry.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods:
Agricultural, aquacultural and horticultural and forestry goods, included in class 31
Seeds for planting, Sowing seeds, Crop seeds, Grains [cereals]
Natural plants and flowers
Onions, seedlings and grains (seeds) in the form of propagation material
Grains for animal consumption, Meal for animals, Animal foodstuffs
Fresh fruits and vegetables.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Commercial information agency services
Import-export agencies, Commercial administration of the licensing of the goods and services of others
Publicity columns preparation, Publication of publicity texts, Demonstration of goods, Updating and rental of advertising material, Dissemination of advertising matter
All the aforesaid services relating to the seed industry.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
Design and development of navigation systems, robots and computer software relating thereto, in particular for the identification, classification and measuring of seeds, seedlings and plants
Industrial analysis and research services, In particular seed and plant research, research in the field of biotechnology and genetics, Research in the field of cereal processing and research in the field of agriculture
Geological and biological surveying
Technical and scientific surveying relating to agriculture
Research in the field of environmental protection
Development of processes for cultivating seeds in conventional, genetic engineering and biotechnological sectors.
The mark was filed in class 44 with Agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry services and Cultivation of plants..