The trademark WATERDROP was filed by Waterdrop Microdrink GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 21, 2021, and received one opposition filed on January 18, 2022 by Qingdao Ecopure Filter Co., Ltd on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Izquierdo Blanco, Maria Alicia and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 18, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 18, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Distilled water
Deionised water
Water-softening preparations
Biological water treatment preparations
Water treatment preparations
Chemical compositions for water treatment
Filtering media [chemical] for water
Chemical compositions for water treatment.
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Sealing caps of metal
Closures of metal
Bottle closures of metal.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Optical and/or electromagnetic and/or electric equipment for determining the fill level of a container integrated in closures for containers (including screw closures)
Communications equipment (in particular featuring a data interface featuring short-range radio transmission) for data exchange with a smartphone, tablet, PC or the like integrated in closures for containers (including screw closures)
Mobile apps.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Water filters
Water filtering units
Membranes for the filtration of water
Water filtering apparatus for domestic use
Water conditioning units
Water treatment apparatus for water softening
Chilled purified water dispensers
Equipment for generating electromagnetic radiation for disinfecting containers or container contents
UVC spotlights for purifying fluids
Generators for ultraviolet radiation (UVC)
Water purification units
Water disinfection apparatus.
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods:
Sealing caps, not of metal
Bottle caps, not of metal
Caps made of non-metallic materials for containers
Non-metallic caps and closures for bottles and for containers
Bottle closures, not of metal.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods: