The trademark VR GROUP was filed by VETRERIE RIUNITE S.P.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 8, 2021, and received one opposition filed on December 1, 2021 by Van der Velden Concerndiensten on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 1, 2021
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian 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 March 2, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003159571 was Reject opposition: opposition not admissible according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on June 16, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Ores, common metals and their alloys
Metal materials for construction
Transportable metal constructions
Non-electric cables and wires of common metal
Small items of metal hardware
Metal containers for storage or transport
Safes [metal or non-metal]
Refractory blocks of metal
Refractory castable mixes of metal
Refractory construction materials of metal
Building material, Namely fired refractory materials of metal
Refractory bricks of metal
Semi-refractory bricks of metal
Refractory furnace linings of metal
Metal casting forms for concrete
Molds of metal for casting ceramic materials
Foundry moulds of metal
Ingot moulds of metal for castings
Metal moulds for forming cement products
Foundry moulds of metal.
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Machine tools, Power tools
Motors, other than for land vehicles
Machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles)
Agricultural implements, other than hand-operated hand tools
Incubators for eggs
Distribution machines, automatic
Plastics injection forming machines
Injection plastic molding machines
Machines for processing plastics
Machines for extruding plastics
Observation panels for washing machines
Conveyor rollers
Die-stamping machines
Moulds [parts of machines]
Forging moulds
Belt conveyors
Conveying rollers.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Scientific, research, navigation, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, audiovisual, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, detecting, testing, inspecting, life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments
Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling the distribution or use of electricity
Apparatus and instruments for recording, transmitting, reproducing or processing sound, images or data
Recorded and downloadable media, computer software, blank digital or analogue recording and storage media
Coin-operated mechanisms
Cash registers, calculating machines
Computers and computer peripheral devices
Diving suits, Scuba diving goggles, Ear plugs for divers, Nose clips for divers and swimmers, Diving gloves, Breathing apparatus for underwater swimming
Fire extinguishing apparatus
Beakers [laboratory glassware]
Glassware for use in a laboratory
Measuring glassware
Glass tubes for scientific purposes
Optical glass.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Apparatus and installations for lighting, heating, cooling, steam generating, cooking, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes
Loading apparatus for furnaces
Framework of metal for ovens
Ovens
Industrial ovens
Refractory furnaces
Oven fittings made of fire clay
Fittings, shaped, for furnaces
Ceramic refractory oven rollers
Kiln furniture [supports]
Coolers for furnaces
Lamp glasses
Oil lamp glasses
Refractory rollers (parts of ovens).
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Vehicles
Apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water
Portholes
Windows for vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Unprocessed and semi-processed rubber, guttapercha, gum, asbestos, mica and substitutes for all these materials
Plastic materials and semi-processed resins for use in manufacture
Packing, stopping and insulating materials
Flexible hoses, not of metal
Insulating refractory materials
Ebonite moulds.
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Materials, not of metal, for building and construction
Rigid pipes, not of metal, for building
Asphalt, tar, pitch, and bitumen
Non-metallic transportable buildings
Monuments, not of metal
Non-metallic refractory blocks
Cement for blast furnaces
Cement for furnaces
Refractory castable mixes, not of metal
Ceramic shapes for use in refractory furnaces
Glass granules for road marking
Plate glass [windows] for building
Refractory mortar
Refractory construction materials, not of metal
Fired refractory materials, not of metal
Fired refractory materials not of metal (building materials)
Ceramic bricks for use in refractory furnaces
Glass bricks
Firebricks
Refractory bricks, not of metal
Deflector panels in the form of submergible walls of fibreglass used to direct the flow of water in water purification installations
Tiles of glass
Glass tiles [not for roofing]
Fire burrs
Crushed glass for use as a partial replacement for Portland cement in cement preparations
Underground tornado shelters made of fiberglass
Refractory linings, not of metal, for furnaces
Foundry moulds, not of metal
Tiles of glass
Fiberglass reinforcement fabric for use in land, sea and aerospace applications
Resin-saturated fibreglass fabric for use in transportation, armouring, structural reinforcement, and structural repairs
Building glass
Alabaster glass
Safety glass
Window glass, other than vehicle window glass
Window glass for building
Insulating glass for building
Enamelled glass, for building.
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods:
Furniture, mirrors, picture frames
Containers, not of metal, for storage and transport
Unworked or semi-worked bone, horn, whalebone or mother-of-pearl
Shells
Meerschaum
Yellow amber
Mirror tiles
Drawer handles of glass
Handles of glass, porcelain or ceramic for drawers
Glass knobs
Glass knobs
Molds of plaster for casting ceramic materials
Silvered glass [mirrors]
Glass for use in framing art.
The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
Household or kitchen utensils and containers
Saucepans and tableware, other than knives, forks and spoons
Combs and sponges
Brushes
Material for brush-making
Cleaning articles
Unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building)
Glassware, chinaware, porcelain and earthenware
Glass bulbs [receptacles]
Glass rods
Flasks of glass for preserving food
Preserve jars of glass
Glass marbles used as fillers for plastic and rubber compounds
Glass jars [carboys]
Decorative glass spheres
Glass goldfish bowls
Glass bottles
Busts of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
Busts of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
Glass candlesticks
Glass jugs
Glass cartridges for medication, empty
Fruit bowls of glass
Vitreous silica fibres, other than for textile use
Glass fibers not for textile use
Fibreglass for reinforcing plastics
Fibreglass, other than for insulation or textile use
Figurines (statuettes) of porcelain, terracotta or glass
Figurines of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
Figurines (statuettes) of porcelain, terracotta or glass
Figurines of coloured glass
Figurines of fibreglass
Fibreglass thread, other than for textile use
Mugs of glass
Large glass cups
Plaques of glass
Signboards of porcelain or glass
Upright signboards of glass or ceramics
Glass wool, other than for insulation
Mosaics of glass and ceramic tiles, other than for building
Mosaics of glass, not for building
Glass mugs
Works of art of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
Works of art of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
Works of art made of glass
Works of art, of porcelain, ceramic or glass
Works of art made of porcelain, terra-cotta or glass
Works of art made of glass
Glass pots
Glass plates
Fibreglass mesh for the manufacture of various industrial and consumer goods
Boxes of glass
Ornamental glass spheres
Glass milling balls for use in grinding or wet milling
Cake moulds
Moulds [kitchen utensils]
Cookery moulds
Disposable baking moulds of cardboard for cakes
Confectioners' molds
Pastry moulds
Plastic moulds for ice pops
Plastic moulds for household use in the manufacture of soap
Pudding moulds
Waffle irons, non-electric
Chocolate abrasives
Ice cube molds for refrigerators
Ice cube molds for refrigerators
Cupcake moulds
Cake moulds
Cookery moulds
Moulds for mini tarts
Muffin moulds
Statues of porcelain, terracotta or glass
Sculptures made from glass
Figurines of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
Statuettes of porcelain, terracotta or glass
Stained glass figurines
Glass stoppers
Glass stoppers for bottles
Glass tubing for making signboards
Pots of glass for storing foodstuffs
Floor vases of glass
Glass jars (carboys)
Glasses [receptacles]
Opal glass
Painted glassware
Tinted glass (decoration)
Decorative stained glass
Compressed glass
Glass incorporating fine electrical conductors
Decorative glass, not for use in building
Semi-finished safety glass
Spun glass
Unworked glass [except glass used in building]
Glass, unworked or semi-worked, except building glass
Powdered glass for decoration
Luminous glass [not for building]
Unworked glass, except building glass
Glass for vehicle windows [semi-finished product]
Glass for beacon warning lights or for vehicle headlights
Glass for stained-glass windows, not for building
Plate glass [windows], not for building
Modified sheet glass, not for building
Laminated flat glass not for building
Unfinished glass for vehicle windows
Semi-worked glass (except building glass)
Enamelled glass, not for building
Tempered glass [not for building].
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Construction services
Mining extraction, Oil and gas drilling
Repair of moulds, Maintenance of moulds.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Waste and garbage recycling
Air purification and Water purification
Printing
Food and drink preservation
Window tinting treatment, being surface coating
Manufacture of customised moulds for industrial use
Etching of glass
Optical glass grinding
Glass polishing
Grinding and polishing glass for eyeglasses
Glass-blowing
Injection moulding work
Glass tempering
Glass tinting.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
Industrial analysis, of industrial research and of industrial design
Quality control and authentication services
Design and development of computer hardware and software