The trademark OS.CAR was filed by ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 16, 2022, and received one opposition filed on May 17, 2022 by Highway Media GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Elmann IPR Law Firm and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 17, 2022
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1682150 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).
The Opposition with reference B 003171323 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 16, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with Providing recommendations on goods and services to consumers for commercial purposes, none of the aforesaid services relating to maintenance and repair of buildings and/or cleaning and laundry services and Provision of information and advice to consumers relating to the selection of charging stations for electric vehicles..
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Providing information relating to the appraisal of automobiles
Providing comparative analysis studies on the financial investment and on the running costs of automobiles
Providing comparative analysis studies on the financial costs of automobiles.
The mark was filed in class 37 with Advisory services relating to maintenance and repair of charging stations for electric vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 38 with Transmission of information via computers connected to the same telematic network and Information transmission by telematic codes, the aforesaid only related to the automotive and mobility sector..
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Measurement evaluation services for the analysis of data related to the economic efficiency, technical features and financial costs of automobiles
Calculating emissions and pollutant concentrations for automobiles
Providing comparative analysis studies relating to the technical features of automobiles.