The trademark SILOXA was filed by SILOXA ENGINEERING AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 20, 2021, and received one opposition filed on March 20, 2022 by Silixa Ltd on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BRIFFA and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 20, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Industrial chemicals
Activated carbon, Especially, Activated carbon for the purification of gases
Carbonaceous absorbents for the purification of gases, Carbonaceous absorbents for the purification of liquids
Adsorbents consisting of activated carbon.
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Building materials of metal
Buildings, transportable, of metal
Non-electric cables and wires of common metal
Ironmongery, small items of metal hardware, pipes and tubes of metal
Containers, Especially, Containers for thermal energy storage.
The mark was filed in class 7 with Energy technology installations and apparatus for transporting gases and gaseous, liquid and solid fuels.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Measuring and checking (supervision) apparatus and instruments
Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity
Apparatus for the recording, transmission and reproduction of data, sound or images
Software
Data-processing equipment and computers
Controllers for installations
None of the aforesaid goods in or for the field of fibreoptics and light guide technology.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Energy technology installations and apparatus for purifying (treatment) and use (combustion) of gaseous, liquid and solid fuels
Machines, equipment and installations for gas drying and gas purification
Apparatus and installations for the production and conversion of biogenic fuels
Apparatus for generating renewable thermal energy, Installations for generating renewable thermal energy
Installations, machines and facilities for gas conditioning
Installations, machines and facilities for odour elimination
Installations, machines and facilities for adsorption drying
Installations, machinery and facilities for air treatment
Installations, machines and facilities for the treatment of biogas, sewer gas and landfill gas
Refrigerating machines
Heat exchangers, other than parts of machines
Installations, machines and facilities for cooling and cold water generation.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Construction
Repair, in relation to the following fields: Industrial production installations
Repair relating to installations, machines and facilities for gas treatment, gas purification, gas drying, odour elimination, adsorption drying, air treatment and/or treatment of sewer gas, biogas and landfill gas and refrigerating machines and installations, machines and facilities for cooling and cold water generation
Installation services, in relation to the following fields: Industrial production installations
Installation relating to installations, machines and facilities for gas treatment, gas purification, gas drying, odour elimination, adsorption drying, air treatment and/or treatment of sewer gas, biogas and landfill gas and refrigerating machines and installations, machines and facilities for cooling and cold water generation
Maintenance and service of installations, machines and facilities for gas treatment, gas purification, gas drying, odour elimination, adsorption drying, air treatment and/or treatment of sewer gas, biogas and landfill gas and refrigerating machines and installations, machines and facilities for cooling and cold water generation
Maintenance, Servicing, in relation to the following fields: Filter installations, Filtering installations
Changing of filtering materials
Plant installation.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Engineering relating to installations, machines and facilities for gas treatment, gas purification, gas drying, odour elimination, adsorption drying, air treatment and/or treatment of sewer gas, biogas and landfill gas and refrigerating machines and installations, machines and facilities for cooling and cold water generation
Design and planning of installations, machines and facilities for gas treatment, gas purification, gas drying, odour elimination, adsorption drying, air treatment and/or treatment of sewer gas, biogas and landfill gas and cold water machines and installations, machines and facilities for cooling and cold water generation
Planning, drafting services, in relation to the following fields: Filtering installations, Filtering installations
Chemical analysis, Conducting gas analyses
Technical engineering analyses relating to installations, machines and facilities for gas treatment, gas purification, gas drying, odour elimination, adsorption drying, air treatment and/or treatment of sewer gas, biogas and landfill gas and refrigerating machines and installations, machines and facilities for cooling and cold water generation.