The trademark V POLO LOGISTICO VERNAZZA was filed by VERNAZZA AUTOGRU S.R.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 30, 2021, and received one opposition filed on September 30, 2021 by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by DENNEMEYER & ASSOCIATES and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 30, 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 7 with following description of goods:
Elevating apparatus
Lifting and hoisting equipment, elevators and escalators
Truck cranes
Platform truck lifts
Vehicle lifts
Cranes [lifting and hoisting apparatus]
Lift installations
Machines for hoisting
Construction machines
Transporting machines
Machine tools
Aerial platforms for use with cranes
Aerial platforms for use with hoists
Mobile aerial work platforms [electric]
Mobile aerial work platforms [hydraulic]
Lifting platforms
Mechanical and hydraulic lifts
Building hoists
Construction vehicles, other than for transportation purposes.
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Load carrying [lifting] attachments for motor vehicles
Motor coaches
Automotive vehicles
Tipping bodies for lorries
Trucks with a crane feature incorporated
Vans [vehicles]
Tow trucks
Lorries
Forklift trucks
Tilt trucks
Tail lifts for vehicles
Davits for boats
Driving motors for land vehicles
Truck tractors
Dollies [trolleys]
Parts and fittings for vehicles
Trailers [vehicles]
Semi-trailers
Vehicles and conveyances
Driverless cars [autonomous cars].
The mark was filed in class 35 with Business management of logistics for others.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Hire of aerial work platforms
Rental of lifting apparatus
Rental of lifting apparatus for use in construction
Rental of cranes [construction equipment]
Rental of construction equipment
Rental of self-propelled lifting platforms
Rental and maintenance of work platforms
Servicing and repair of lifting apparatus
Repair of cranes
Construction services
Demolition services
Mechanical lifting services for the construction industry
Marine lifting services.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Professional consultancy relating to transport
Storage of goods
Storage of vehicles
Packaging and storage of goods
Storage of cranage
Rental of loading-unloading machines and apparatus
Rental of warehouses
Rental of self-propelled lifting platforms for transportation purposes
Parking place rental
Garage rental
Vehicle rental
Rental of vehicles equipped with lifting platforms
Transportation logistics
Harbour crane unloading
Transport services
Cranage services
Transport of cranage
Transport.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Provision of training courses
Training in the use of cranes
Education in the field of occupational health and safety
Provision of facilities for employment skills training
Arranging of an annual conference relating to logistics
Arranging and conducting of congresses
Training services relating to logistics
Education and training services in the field of occupational health and safety.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods: