The trademark STA was filed by S.T.A. SOCIETÁ TRATTAMENTO ACQUE S.R.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 17, 2021, and received one opposition filed on September 19, 2021 by ista Deutschland GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Rausch, Michael and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 19, 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 11 with following description of goods:
Water purifying apparatus
Water ionizers
Water sterilizers
Sewage disposal plants
Wastewater treatment installations
Purification installations for sewage
Industrial waste water purification plants
Water conditioning installations
Sterilizing installations.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Water treatment [demineralising] services
Water purification
Water treating
Regeneration of water
Water treatment and purification
Treatment of toxic sludges.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Inspection of plant and machinery
Water analysis
Water quality control services
Technical design and planning of water purification plants
Design of engineered building systems
Technical design services relating to water supply installations