The trademark application Transforming surfaces and beyond was filed by Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). Application refused.
The application was filed in English (French was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018537862 was Rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 13, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Adhesives for finishing and priming
Glues for industrial purposes
Glue, except for stationery or household purposes
Gums [adhesives] for industrial purposes
Glue preparations
Adhesive preparations for industrial use
Adhesives for industrial use
Natural adhesives for industrial use
Leather glues
Screen adhesives
Adhesives for plaster
Adhesives for waterproofing
Adhesives for paperhanging
Separating and ungluing preparations
Gum for solvents and degumming preparations
Silicones
All the above-mentioned products being exclusively used in the manufacture of adhesives.
The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
Coated abrasives and sandpaper in the form of discs, sheets, belts, and rolls
Abrasive preparations for cleaning polishing and scouring
Coated abrasive non-woven and woven sponges, foam, cloth, paper, film, fiber, and metal in the form of belts, discs, sheets, rolls and pads.
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Hand tools, namely, hones, tool and knife sharpeners
Cutting and grinding wheels, including bonded wheels, thin wheels, coated wheels and diamond wheels
Abrasive sharpening stones, being hand tools, bonded stones used for sharpening, finishing and upgrading edges
Hand-operated coated abrasive products.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Adhesives for stationery, household or DIY purposes
Starch paste [adhesive] for stationery or household purposes
Pastes and other adhesives for stationery or household purposes
Rub down transfers
Stickers [stationery]
Adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes
Self-adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes
Adhesive bands for stationery or household purposes
Gum Arabic glue for stationery or household purposes
Gummed cloth for stationery purposes
Washi
Glues for office use
Adhesives for paper and for household use.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Caulking materials
Sealing and insulating materials
Sealants for joints
Adhesive coated strips for use in manufacture
Adhesive bands, other than stationery and not for medical or household purposes
Self-adhesive tapes, other than stationery and not for medical or household purposes
Adhesive tapes, strips, bands and films, other than stationery and not for medical or household purposes
Duct tapes
Insulating tapes
Rubber, raw or semi-worked
Gutta-percha
Semi-finished plastic materials
Weather stripping compositions
Draught excluder strips
Insulators
Sealing rings
Plastic film, not for packaging purposes
Transfer films, thermal transfer films and laminating films made of plastic or mainly of plastic in combination with other materials, not for packaging purposes
Plastics in the form of sheets, films, blocks, rods and tubes
Plastic film for commercial or industrial use
Laminated plastic film for application to glass and windows
Solar, UV and heat resisting plastic film for windows
Insulating films and scratch-resistant plastic film for use in protecting of buildings and windows
Safety plastic film for use in protecting windows
Plastic film for protection of painted and metal vehicle surfaces
Plastic scratch resisting, solar resisting and heat resisting film for use on automobiles and automobile windows all films
Adhesive foam bonding tape for use in general industrial and automotive applications
Masking tape for automotive applications
Adhesive sealants for automotive use
Double-sided tapes for vehicle bodies and windows
Sealants for windshields and automotive applications
Thermally conductive pressure sensitive adhesive tape for industrial and commercial use
Phase change thermal pads for industrial and commercial use
Thermally conductive silicone rubber gap fillers for industrial and commercial use
Polyurethane strips for use as a thermal insulating spacer for securing glass exteriors to buildings, or as a thermal insulating spacer for securing glass floors, steps, walls or ceilings to buildings
Fluorocarbon polymer films for processing aid materials for composite fabrication in the aerospace, automotive and electronic industries
Protective polymer film for use in industrial and electrical applications.
The mark was filed in class 21 with Thermally conductive silicone coated glass fabrics for industrial and commercial use and Electrical insulating and conductive films, tapes..
The mark was filed in class 42 with Wholesale distribution services in the field of window films.