The trademark NEXT DESIGN INNOVATION was filed by NEXT DESIGN INNOVATION, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 29, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 27, 2021 by Next Retail Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Marks & Clerk LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 27, 2021
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Vehicle bumpers
Buffers for vehicle bumpers
Bumpers for trolleys
Bumpers for automobiles
Rub rails for marine vessels.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Plastic foam materials for use in manufacture
Plastic substances, semi-processed
Extruded plastics [semi-finished products]
Plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture
Semi-processed plastic in sheet form
Filtering materials of semi-processed foams of plastic
Plastics materials in the form of blocks [semi-finished products]
Plastics materials in the form of sections [semi-finished products]
Plastics materials in the form of plates [semi-finished products]
Plastics materials in the form of plates [semi-finished products]
Extruded plastics in the form of pellets for use in manufacture
Extruded plastics in the form of blocks for use in manufacture
Extruded plastics in the form of rods for use in manufacture
Extruded plastics in the form of sheets for use in manufacture
Extruded plastics in the form of tubes for use in manufacture
Plastics in the form of sheets, films, blocks, rods and tubes
Plastic materials in the form of chips for use as packing
Polyurethane foam for insulating purposes
Foam for use in sound absorption
Synthetic resins, semi-processed
Expanded synthetic resins [semi-processed]
Mouldable synthetic resins [semi-finished]
Molded foam insulated container packing for commercial transportation
Rubber packaging
Protective packaging of rubber
Rubber packing for shipping containers
Shock absorbers of expanded plastic
Foam for use as heat shields
Packing [cushioning, stuffing] materials of rubber or plastics
Plastic materials in the form of chips for use as cushioning materials in packaging
Plastic materials in the form of mouldings for use as cushioning materials in packaging
Shock absorbent padding of rubber
Shock absorbent insulation of rubber
Rubber shock absorbers for industrial machinery.
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Expanded plastics for use in construction
Expanded plastics for use in construction
Expanded honeycombs (Non-metallic -).
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods:
Plastics components for packaging containers
Boxes made of plastics materials for packaging
Packaging containers of plastic
Packaging containers not of metal
Boxes for stacking purposes [plastic]
Carrying boxes (Non-metallic -)
Boxes made of plastics materials for packaging
Stacking boxes of plastic
Portable boxes [containers] of plastic
Plastic stoppers for industrial packaging containers
Corner fittings (Non-metallic -) for containers
Packaging containers of plastic
Containers, not of metal [storage, transport]
Plastic medication containers
Plastics containers for use in agrochemical fields
Thermoformed plastics containers [other than for household or kitchen use]
Containers (non-metallic -) for the handling of goods [other than household or kitchen use]
Containers (Non-metallic -) in the form of bins
Containers, not of metal [storage, transport]
All the aforementioned not for household or kitchen use.
The mark was filed in class 39 with Advisory services relating to the packing of goods.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods: