The trademark KOBIAX OFF GRID was filed by Sultan Gürsan, a national of the Republic of Turkey (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 19, 2021, and received one opposition filed on January 17, 2022 by Heinze Gruppe Verwaltungs GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by LOESENBECK · SPECHT · DANTZ and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 17, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003162342 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 19, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Building and construction materials and elements of metal
Containers, and transportation and packaging articles, of metal
Metal hardware
Structures and transportable buildings of metal
Unprocessed and semi-processed materials of metal, not specified for use
Goods and materials of common metal used for storage, wrapping, packaging and sheltering purposes
Containers of metal (storage, transport)
Buildings of metal
Frames of metal for building
Poles of metal for building
Metal boxes
Packaging containers of metal
Aluminium foil
Fencing made of common metal
Guard barriers of metal
Metal tubes
Storage containers of metal
Metal containers for the storage and transportation of goods
Ladders of metal
Metal poles
Pillars of metal
Scaffolding (Metal -)
Metal stakes, metal towers
Metal panels or boards (non-luminous and non-mechanical) used for signalling, route showing, publicity purposes
Signboards of metal
Advertisement columns of metal
Signalling panels, non-luminous and non-mechanical, of metal
Non-luminous and non-mechanical traffic signs of metal
Metal pallets and metal ropes for lifting, loading and transportation purposes
Metal hangers, metal ties, straps of metal, strap-hinges of metal, metal tapes and bands, all used for load-lifting and load-carrying.