The trademark HG HELPING HAND was filed by GF Automazioni S.r.l., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 5, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 5, 2021 by The Helping Hand Company (Ledbury) Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by RATZA & RATZA SRL and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 5, 2021
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 3, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Arm grippers
Gripping groups and Gripping devices
Components in relation to the following goods: Robotic arm grippers
Robotic arms for industrial purposes
Crabbing machines
Robotic apparatus for handling materials
Robotic devices, For handling in relation to the following materials: Plastics
Control mechanisms for robotic machines
Robotic mechanisms for shaping metal
Robotic mechanisms for working plastic material
Robotic mechanisms for working metal
Robots with articulated arms for manipulating workpieces
Industrial robots
Industrial robots for working plastic material
Industrial robots for working metal
Industrial robots for use in the mounting of workpieces to be worked on
Industrial robots for shaping plastic material
Industrial robots for shaping metal
All the aforesaid goods being robotic and for industrial automation