The trademark KIONA was filed by Kiona Sweden AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 22, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 22, 2021 by Nokia Corporation on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Thierry, Stéphane and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 22, 2021
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1628940 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in Swedish, and Swedish 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 April 25, 2022. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on November 10, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 003149342 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 29, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Heat regulating apparatus
Electric installations for the remote control of industrial operations
Temperature indicators
Electro-dynamic apparatus for the remote control of signals
Converters, electric
Remote control apparatus
Regulating apparatus, electric
Thermostats
Monitoring programs [computer programs]
Mobile phone applications
Software
All of the foregoing for management, automation, optimization, visualization and simulation in and of commercial, public, residential and/or industrial buildings and adjacent building systems.
The mark was filed in class 37 with Technical and/or electrical equipment installation and repair services and all of the foregoing for management, automation, optimization, visualization and simulation in and of commercial, public, residential and/or industrial buildings and adjacent building systems..
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Communications services
Telecommunication services
Providing cloud based communications systems, including telephony systems
All of the foregoing for management, automation, optimization, visualization and simulation in and of commercial, public, residential and/or industrial buildings and adjacent building systems.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Consultancy in the field of energy-saving, indoor climate, refrigeration, gas consumption, water consumption and water temperature
Scientific and technological services and research relating to energy calculation, energy regulation, energy control and energy saving
Cloud computing
Software development
All of the foregoing for management, automation, optimization, visualization and simulation in and of commercial, public, residential and/or industrial buildings and adjacent building systems.