The trademark wetklin was filed by TEKON CONVERTING AMBALAJ SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Turkey (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 22, 2021, and received one opposition filed on September 21, 2021 by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Albrecht, Jürgen and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 21, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R2479/2022-5 was Opposition rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 7, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003155307 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 17, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
Bleaching and cleaning preparations, detergents other than for use in manufacturing operations and for medical purposes, laundry bleach, fabric softeners for laundry use, stain removers, dishwasher detergents
Perfumery
Cosmetics (except medicated cosmetics)
Fragrances
Deodorants for personal use and animals
Soaps (except medicated soap)
Dental care preparations, dentifrices, denture polishes, tooth whitening preparations, mouth washes, not for medical purposes
Abrasive preparations
Emery cloth
Sandpaper
Pumice stone
Abrasive pastes
Polishing preparations for leather, vinyl, metal and wood, polishes and creams for leather, vinyl, metal and wood, wax for polishing
Pre-moistened cosmetic wipes
Pre-moistened cleansing wipes.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising, marketing and public relations
Organization of exhibitions and trade fairs for commercial or advertising purposes
Development of advertising concepts
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Office functions
Secretarial services
Arranging newspaper subscriptions for others
Compilation of statistics
Rental of office machines
Systemization of information into computer databases
Telephone answering for unavailable subscribers
Business management, business administration and business consultancy
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely, bleaching and cleaning preparations, detergents other than for use in manufacturing operations and for medical purposes, laundry bleach, fabric softeners for laundry use, stain removers, dishwasher detergents, perfumery, cosmetics (except medicated cosmetics), fragrances, deodorants for personal use and animals, soaps (except medicated soap), enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely, dental care preparations, dentifrices, denture polishes, tooth whitening preparations, mouth washes, not for medical purposes, abrasive preparations, emery cloth, sandpaper, pumice stone, abrasive pastes, polishing preparations for leather, vinyl, metal and wood, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely polishes and creams for leather, vinyl, metal and wood, wax for polishing, pre-moistened cosmetic wipes, pre-moistened cleansing wipes, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods
Such services may be provided by retail stores, wholesale outlets, by means of electronic media or through mail order catalogues.