The trademark ANEST was filed by Helm AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant") and Welding GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on November 14, 2021, and received one opposition filed on February 14, 2022 by AIR LIQUIDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Losser, Julien and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 14, 2022
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1697178 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 5 with following description of goods:
Pharmaceutical preparations
Medicinal healthcare preparations
Medicinal preparations and substances
Medicine
Medicines for human purposes.
The mark was filed in class 10 with following description of goods:
Medical apparatus and instruments
Veterinary apparatus and instruments
Surgical apparatus and instruments
Dental apparatus and instruments
Medical apparatus and instruments
Medical devices
Medical instruments
The aforementioned goods in said class excluding masks for medical purposes, breathing masks, respiratory masks, oxygen masks for medical use, protective masks for medical purposes, surgical masks, medical ventilators, medical respirators, as well as inhalation and aerosol therapy devices.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Research and development of new products for others
Technical writing for others
Project studies (Technical -)
Medical research services
Conversion of physical data and documents into electronic media format
Technical research
Hosting of databases
Providing search engines for the internet
Quality control
Chemical analysis
Clinical trials.
The mark was filed in class 44 with following description of goods:
Medical clinic services
Provision of pharmaceutical information
Hospitals
Pharmacy advice
Pharmaceutical consultation
Medical consultation
Medical assistance
Medical services
Advice relating to business and health staff in the area of medical clinic services and health care