The trademark SMART CONTAINER LOOP was filed by Smart Container Loop GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 30, 2021, and received one opposition filed on August 24, 2021 by Kuhn, Ekart on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ROCHE, VON WESTERNHAGEN & EHRESMANN and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 24, 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 January 4, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods:
Containers, and closures and holders therefor, non-metallic
Containers, not of metal [storage, transport]
Transport containers (Non-metallic -)
Containers for transport,not of metal
Bins, not of metal
Containers, not of metal, for storage
Plastic crates
Portable boxes [containers] of plastic
Packaging containers of plastic
Plastic bins [other than dustbins]
Receptacles of plastic for storing goods for transportation
Boxes made of plastics materials for packaging
Plastics components for packaging containers
Boxes for storage purposes made of plastic
Boxes made of plastic
Boxes made of plastics materials for packaging
Non-metal lock boxes
Storage chests made of plastic
Loading pallets, not of metal
All the aforesaid goods in the form of reusable transport containers for use in connection with pooling services
None of the aforesaid goods for use in underground transport systems and not for use in connection with inner city goods dispersion services.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Transport
Transport
Transport services
Transport services
Transportation logistics
Arrangement of transportation
Transport consultancy
Packaging and storage of goods
Collection, storage, transport, distribution, delivery and supply via courier, road, rail, air or water in relation to the following goods: mail, Periodic publications, Parcels, Transport container, news papers, Freight and Goods
Information services in relation to the following fields: Document delivery, Mail delivery services, Delivery of packages
Courier services for mail, Courier services (merchandise)
Packing mail, Storage of mail, Wrapping and packaging services, Storage, Packaging of parcels, Storage of packages
Transportation logistics, namely, Arranging goods transport, for others
All the aforesaid services solely in connection with reusable transport containers for use in connection with pooling services
All the aforesaid services solely in connection with the transport of empty or unfilled reusable transport containers
None of the aforesaid services in connection with underground transport systems for goods, not in connection with inner city goods dispersion services, and not in connection with the transport of reusable transport containers filled with goods.