The trademark ANTSPACE was filed by Bitmain Technologies Inc., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 27, 2022, and received one opposition filed on June 21, 2022 by Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by SIMMONS & SIMMONS LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 21, 2022
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 6 with following description of goods:
Containers of metal for storage and transport of cryptocurrency mining machines
Metallic containers
Metal containers for transport
Storage containers of metal
Buildings, transportable, of metal
Downpoles of metal for the ducting of wires.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Containers and chambers adapted for the hosting and installation of cryptocurrency mining machines
Computer hardware for mining cryptocurrency
Downloadable computer software for mining cryptocurrency
Computer peripheral devices
Cryptocurrency hardware wallets.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods: