The trademark aiQ was filed by Flender GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 30, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 30, 2023 by MATRIX JVCO LTD on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by AIPEX B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 30, 2023
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 professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 5, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 003189483 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on June 15, 2025 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Wind turbines, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Machine coupling and transmission components and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Gears and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for machines (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for mills, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Mills (machines), in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Electric driving motors for mills, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Wind turbines, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Generators, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Wind-powered electricity generators, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Gear boxes, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls, other than for land vehicles
Gear box casings, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls, other than for land vehicles
Motors and engines, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls, other than for land vehicles
Brakes, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls, other than for land vehicles
Safety couplings, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls, torque limiting elements for couplings, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Cam sprockets, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Belt pulleys, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls, in particular belt pulleys for timing belts and V-belts, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Chains for power engines and drive units, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls, and starters therefor, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls (other than for land vehicles)
Articulated chains, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Link chains for continuously variable transmissions, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Torque limiters, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Clamping elements, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional and status controls, in particular clamping elements for couplings, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Sprocket gears, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls, and belt pulleys, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Drive trains, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Clamping elements for drive units, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Chain clamping elements, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Timing belts, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
V-belts, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Cone clamping elements, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Hub clamping elements, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Clamping elements for foundation bolts, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Clamping elements for screw threading, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Electromechanical clamping elements, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Machine parts, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls, namely axles, engaging and disengaging devices, tappets, rods, housings, housing covers, machine frames, stands for machines, machine beds, connecting rods and piston rods, cam shafts, cams, cranks, crank shafts, V-belt pulleys, pulleys, belt tensioners, friction couplings, magnetic couplings, shaft couplings, brakes and brake linings
Worm wheels, worm gears, friction wheels, toothed wheels, flywheels, disc flywheels, cruise control apparatus, controls, valve operators, valves for steam engines and power engines, toothed gear transmissions, continuously variable transmissions, variators, the aforesaid goods being in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Saddlery, belts and leather goods for technical purposes, namely driving belts, V-belts, flat belts, link belts, wide V-belts, belt connectors, elastic clutch packs, sealing washers, gaskets, sleeves, discs, in particular those fitted with sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls.
The mark was filed in class 9 with Sensors and software for recording, monitoring, function checking, maintenance, servicing, inspection, tracking, access control, optimisation of the lifecycle and reliability of couplings, transmissions, couplings, generators, machines and engines.
The mark was filed in class 35 with Collection, compilation and systemisation of data, management of data, compilation of statistics for the purposes of monitoring, maintaining, servicing and adjusting machine parts, couplings and gears and electronic controls for machines, machine parts, electronic controls, machine coupling and transmission components and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), gears and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for machines (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for mills, mills (machines), electric driving motors for mills, wind turbines, generators, wind-powered electricity generators, gear boxes, other than for land vehicles, gear box casings, other than for land vehicles, motors and engines, other than for land vehicles, brakes, other than for land vehicles, safety couplings, torque limiting elements for couplings, cam sprockets, belt pulleys, in particular belt pulleys for timing belts and V-belts, chains for power engines and drive units and starters therefor (other than for land vehicles), articulated chains, link chains for continuously variable transmissions, torque limiters, clamping elements, in particular clamping elements for couplings, sprocket gears and belt pulleys, drive trains, clamping elements for drive units, chain clamping elements, timing belts, V-belts, cone clamping elements, hub clamping elements, clamping elements for foundation bolts, clamping elements for screw threads, electromechanical clamping elements, machine parts, namely axles, engaging and disengaging devices, tappets, rods, housings, housing covers, machine frames, stands for machines, machine beds, connecting rods and piston rods, cam shafts, cams, cranks, crank shafts, V-belt pulleys, pulleys, belt tensioners, friction couplings, magnetic couplings, shaft couplings, brakes and brake linings, clutch and brake levers, bearings, bearing brackets, bearing shells, ring lubrication bearings, pedestal bearings and hanging bearings, roller bearings, needle bearings, roller bearings, oils, lubrication guns, grease guns, stuffing boxes, bevel wheels, worm wheels, worm gears, friction wheels, toothed wheels, flywheels, disc flywheels, cruise control apparatus, controls, valve operators, valves for steam engines and power engines, toothed gear transmissions, continuously variable transmissions, variators, saddlery, belts and leather goods for technical purposes, namely driving belts, V-belts, flat belts, link belts, wide V-belts, belt connectors, elastic clutch packs, sealing washers, gaskets, sleeves, discs and electronic controls, in particular for the purposes of monitoring, maintenance, servicing, optimising the service life and reliability and adapting the aforesaid goods by means of software.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Repair and maintenance of machines, machine parts and electronic controls
Consultancy relating to the maintenance and repair of machines, machine parts and electronic controls
Repair and maintenance of wind turbines, in particular electrical generators and gears
Installation of couplings and gear boxes
Cleaning, repair and maintenance of couplings and gear boxes
Repair and maintenance of sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Repair and maintenance of machine coupling and transmission components and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), gears and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for machines (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for mills, mills (machines), electric driving motors for mills, wind turbines, generators, wind-powered electricity generators, gear boxes, other than for land vehicles, gear box casings, other than for land vehicles, motors and engines, other than for land vehicles, brakes, other than for land vehicles, safety couplings, torque limiting elements for couplings, cam sprockets, belt pulleys, in particular belt pulleys for timing belts and V-belts, chains for power engines and drive units and starters therefor (other than for land vehicles), articulated chains, link chains for continuously variable transmissions, torque limiters, clamping elements, in particular clamping elements for couplings, sprocket gears and belt pulleys, drive trains, clamping elements for drive units, chain clamping elements, timing belts, V-belts, cone clamping elements, hub clamping elements, clamping elements for foundation bolts, clamping elements for screw threading, electromechanical clamping elements, machine parts, namely axles, engaging and disengaging devices, tappets, rods, housings, housing covers, machine frames, stands for machines, machine beds, connecting rods and piston rods, cam shafts, cams, cranks, crank shafts, V-belt pulleys, pulleys, belt tensioners, friction couplings, magnetic couplings, shaft couplings, brakes and brake linings, clutch and brake levers, bearings, bearing brackets, bearing shells, ring lubrication bearings, pedestal bearings and hanging bearings, roller bearings, needle bearings, roller bearings, oils, lubrication guns, grease guns, stuffing boxes, bevel wheels, worm wheels, worm gears, friction wheels, toothed wheels, flywheels, disc flywheels, cruise control apparatus, controls, valve operators, valves for steam engines and power engines, toothed gear transmissions, continuously variable transmissions, variators, saddlery, belts and leather goods for technical purposes, namely driving belts, V-belts, flat belts, link belts, wide V-belts, belt connectors, elastic clutch packs, sealing washers, gaskets, sleeves, discs
Maintenance of wind turbines, in particular electric generators and gears
Maintenance of sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Maintenance of machine coupling and transmission components and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), gears and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for machines (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for mills, mills (machines), electric driving motors for mills, wind turbines, generators, wind-powered electricity generators, gear boxes, other than for land vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Customisation of machines, machine parts, driving belts, transport belts and electronic controls
Customisation of wind turbines, in particular electric generators and gears
Customisation of sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Customisation of machine coupling and transmission components and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), gears and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for machines (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for mills, mills (machines), electric driving motors for mills, wind turbines, generators, wind-powered electricity generators, gear boxes, other than for land vehicles, gear box casings, other than for land vehicles, motors and engines, other than for land vehicles, brakes, other than for land vehicles, safety couplings, torque limiting elements for couplings, cam sprockets, belt pulleys, in particular belt pulleys for timing belts and V-belts, chains for power engines and drive units and starters therefor (other than for land vehicles), articulated chains, link chains for continuously variable transmissions, torque limiters, clamping elements, in particular clamping elements for couplings, sprocket gears and belt pulleys, drive trains, clamping elements for drive units, chain clamping elements, timing belts, V-belts, cone clamping elements, hub clamping elements, clamping elements for foundation bolts, clamping elements for screw threading, electromechanical clamping elements, machine parts, namely axles, engaging and disengaging devices, tappets, rods, housings, housing covers, machine frames, stands for machines, machine beds, connecting rods and piston rods, cam shafts, cams, cranks, crank shafts, V-belt pulleys, pulleys, belt tensioners, friction couplings, magnetic couplings, shaft couplings, brakes and brake linings, clutch and brake levers, bearings, bearing brackets, bearing shells, ring lubrication bearings, pedestal bearings and hanging bearings, roller bearings, needle bearings, roller bearings, oils, lubrication guns, grease guns, stuffing boxes, bevel wheels, worm wheels, worm gears, friction wheels, toothed wheels, flywheels, disc flywheels, cruise control apparatus, controls, valve operators, valves for steam engines and power engines, toothed gear transmissions, continuously variable transmissions, variators, saddlery, belts and leather goods for technical purposes, namely driving belts, V-belts, flat belts, link belts, wide V-belts, belt connectors, elastic clutch packs, sealing washers, gaskets, sleeves, discs
All the above in particular for the purposes of inspecting, monitoring and optimising the service life and reliability of machines, machine parts and electric controls
Construction of machines, machine parts and electronic controls
Construction of wind turbines, in particular electric generators and gears
Construction of sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Construction of machine coupling and transmission components and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), gears and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for machines (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for mills, mills (machines), electric driving motors for mills, wind turbines, generators, wind-powered electricity generators, gear boxes, other than for land vehicles, gear box casings, other than for land vehicles, motors and engines, other than for land vehicles, brakes, other than for land vehicles, safety couplings, torque limiting elements for couplings, cam sprockets, belt pulleys, in particular belt pulleys for timing belts and V-belts, chains for power engines and drive units and starters therefor (other than for land vehicles), articulated chains, link chains for continuously variable transmissions, torque limiters, clamping elements, in particular clamping elements for couplings, sprocket gears and belt pulleys, drive trains, clamping elements for drive units, chain clamping elements, timing belts, V-belts, cone clamping elements, hub clamping elements, clamping elements for foundation bolts, clamping elements for screw threading, electromechanical clamping elements, machine parts, namely axles, engaging and disengaging devices, tappets, rods, housings, housing covers, machine frames, stands for machines, machine beds, connecting rods and piston rods, cam shafts, cams, cranks, crank shafts, V-belt pulleys, pulleys, belt tensioners, friction couplings, magnetic couplings, shaft couplings, brakes and brake linings, clutch and brake levers, bearings, bearing brackets, bearing shells, ring lubrication bearings, pedestal bearings and hanging bearings, roller bearings, needle bearings, roller bearings, oils, lubrication guns, grease guns, stuffing boxes, bevel wheels, worm wheels, worm gears, friction wheels, toothed wheels, flywheels, disc flywheels, cruise control apparatus, controls, valve operators, valves for steam engines and power engines, toothed gear transmissions, continuously variable transmissions, variators, saddlery, belts and leather goods for technical purposes, namely driving belts, V-belts, flat belts, link belts, wide V-belts, belt connectors, elastic clutch packs, sealing washers, gaskets, sleeves, discs.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Development of machine, machine parts and electronic controls
Monitoring and inspection of machines, machine parts and electronic controls, in particular with regard to their service life
Technical advice relating to the construction of machines, machine parts and electronic controls
IT services, namely the development, programming and implementation of software for selecting drive mechanisms and for monitoring and functional and status control of electric, electronic and mechanical equipment or systems, machines, machine parts and electronic controls, in particular for the purposes of inspecting, monitoring and optimising the service life and reliability of machines, machine parts and electronic controls
Computer system analysis for the purposes of monitoring, maintenance, servicing and adaptation of machines, machine parts and electronic controls, in particular with regard to their service life
Consultancy in relation to computer system analysis for the purposes of monitoring, maintenance, servicing and adaptation of machines, machine parts and electronic controls, in particular with regard to their service life
Electronic storage and protection of data relating to the monitoring, maintenance, servicing and adaptation of machines, machine parts and electronic controls
Development, technical advice, monitoring and inspection of wind turbines, in particular electric generators and gears
Data analysis for planning and operating couplings and gear boxes
Providing of hardware and software for compiling and analysing data for planning and operating commercial and industrial installations, in particular couplings and gear boxes
Cloud computing and technical consultancy for operating couplings and gear boxes
Technological services to optimise the operation of clutches and gears
Technical advice on and development, monitoring and inspection of sensors for recording of operating conditions, functional controls and status controls
Technical advice on and development, monitoring and inspection of machine coupling and transmission components and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), gears and parts therefor (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for machines (other than for land vehicles), in particular gears for mills, mills (machines), electric driving motors for mills, wind turbines, generators, wind-powered electricity generators, gear boxes, other than for land vehicles, gear box casings, other than for land vehicles, motors and engines, other than for land vehicles, brakes, other than for land vehicles, safety couplings, torque limiting elements for couplings, cam sprockets, belt pulleys, in particular belt pulleys for timing belts and V-belts, chains for power engines and drive units and starters therefor (other than for land vehicles), articulated chains, link chains for continuously variable transmissions, torque limiters, clamping elements, in particular clamping elements for couplings, sprocket gears and belt pulleys, drive trains, clamping elements for drive units, chain clamping elements, timing belts, V-belts, cone clamping elements, hub clamping elements, clamping elements for foundation bolts, clamping elements for screw threading, electromechanical clamping elements, machine parts, namely axles, engaging and disengaging devices, tappets, rods, housings, housing covers, machine frames, stands for machines, machine beds, connecting rods and piston rods, cam shafts, cams, cranks, crank shafts, V-belt pulleys, pulleys, belt tensioners, friction couplings, magnetic couplings, shaft couplings, brakes and brake linings, clutch and brake levers, bearings, bearing brackets, bearing shells, ring lubrication bearings, pedestal bearings and hanging bearings, roller bearings, needle bearings, roller bearings, oils, lubrication guns, grease guns, stuffing boxes, bevel wheels, worm wheels, worm gears, friction wheels, toothed wheels, flywheels, disc flywheels, cruise control apparatus, controls, valve operators, valves for steam engines and power engines, toothed gear transmissions, continuously variable transmissions, variators, saddlery, belts and leather goods for technical purposes, namely driving belts, V-belts, flat belts, link belts, wide V-belts, belt connectors, elastic clutch packs, sealing washers, gaskets, sleeves, discs
Monitoring and functional and status control of the aforesaid goods by means of sensors
All the above in particular for the purposes of inspecting, monitoring and optimising the service life and reliability of machines, machine parts and electronic controls, electronic storage and protection of data relating to the monitoring, maintenance, servicing and adaptation of machines, machine parts and electronic controls.