The trademark Helvetikett innovativ seit 1896 was filed by Helvetikett AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Swiss Confederation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 16, 2022, and received one opposition filed on May 16, 2022 by Monotype Imaging Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 16, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on December 14, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Labellers [machines]
Machines for printing labels
Printing machines for printing on labels
Label making machines [other than for office use]
Bar code labellers
Packaging machines
Label pressing apparatus
Label dispensers
Price labelling apparatus
Printing machines
Dryers and cooling installations for gluing, punching, stacking and cutting machines for paper, plastics, textiles and composite materials consisting thereof
All the aforesaid goods made in Switzerland.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Electronic labelling systems, for use in relation to the following goods: RFID labels
Electronic tags
Self-adhesive labels [encoded]
Labels carrying electronically recorded or encoded information
Labels with machine-readable codes
Chip cards and electronic labels and cards for access control and price labelling
Label readers [decoders]
All the aforesaid goods made in Switzerland and None of the aforesaid goods relating to printed matter, typefaces and typographic characters and not relating to software relating to printed matter, typefaces and typographic characters.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Printed matter
Printed matter of all kinds, in particular labels, advertising stickers, information stickers, security tags, self-adhesive badges, except the aforesaid goods being invoice print-outs
Paper
Cardboard
Plastic film for packaging
Industrial packaging containers of paper
Containers of card for packaging
Bags [envelopes, pouches] of paper or plastics, for packaging
Labels of paper
Cardboard labels
Label paper
Stickers [stationery]
Adhesive printed labels
Labels of paper or cardboard
Adhesive plastic film for packaging
All the aforesaid goods made in Switzerland.
The mark was filed in class 20 with Labels of plastic and All the aforesaid goods made in switzerland..
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Retail and wholesale services in relation to the following goods: Electronic labelling systems
Electronic labels
Self-adhesive labels [encoded]
Labels carrying electronically recorded or encoded information
Labels with machine-readable codes
Chip cards and electronic labels and cards for access control and price labelling
Label readers, Labels of paper, Labels made of plastic, Also provided via the Internet
Online mail order services, in relation to the following fields: Printed matter
Consulting services in the field of Internet marketing
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Online ordering services
Online data processing services
All of the aforesaid services being of Swiss origin and None of the aforesaid services, including all the aforesaid services relating specifically to the aforesaid goods, relating to printed matter, typefaces and typographic characters and not relating to software relating to printed matter, typefaces and typographic characters.
The mark was filed in class 39 with Consultancy relating to the subject of labelling processes, technical application know-how for printing systems and associated inking ribbons and printing material selection, initial sampling service with mock-up labels and All of the aforesaid services being of Swiss origin..
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Printing
On-demand printing of printed matter, in particular labels
Custom manufacture of printed matter
All of the aforesaid services being of Swiss origin.
The mark was filed in class 41 with Providing online information relating to printed matter from a computer database or the Internet and All of the aforesaid services being of Swiss origin..
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design of printed material
Design of labels
Computer aided design for manufacturing operations
Computer-aided design services relating to printed matter
Consultancy relating to the subject of label design
Consultancy relating to the subject of material recommendations for printed matter
All of the aforesaid services being of Swiss origin and None of the aforesaid services, including all the aforesaid services relating specifically to the aforesaid goods, relating to printed matter, typefaces and typographic characters and not relating to software relating to printed matter, typefaces and typographic characters.