The trademark EQIPE was filed by IDEA RICAMO S.R.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 6, 2021, and received one opposition filed on August 3, 2021 by L'EQUIPE on Unfair advantage /detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by CABINET BEAU DE LOMENIE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 3, 2021
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 003151995 was rejected according to Article 8(5) EUTMR with decision issued on January 11, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 26 with following description of goods:
Accessories for apparel, sewing articles and decorative textile articles
Lace
Frills [lacework]
Lacing needles
Tatting shuttles
Jacquard lace
Laces [except embroidery laces]
Shapes for making lace
Picot [lace]
Embroidery laces
Embroidery for garments
Bindings for hemming clothing
Ribbons
Haberdashery ribbons
Webbing tapes
Buttons
Ornamental novelty buttons
Hooks [haberdashery]
Clothing hooks [fasteners]
Eyelets
Eyelets for clothing
Hook and eye fastening tape
Brooches [clothing accessories]
Needles
Needle-threaders
Sewing needles
Embroidery needles
Artificial flowers
Artificial blossoms for attachment to clothing.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Embroidering
Providing information relating to embroidery services
Applying finishes to fabric
Textile printing
Pattern printing on fabric
Pattern printing of carpets
Custom imprinting of clothing with decorative designs
Digital printing.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design and development of computer hardware architecture