The trademark ICONNTECHS IT was filed by Jiao Tian, a national of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 28, 2022, and received one opposition filed on June 27, 2022 by ERSA GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by DREISS PATENTANWÄLTE PARTG MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 27, 2022
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 003173713 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 12, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Gardening machines (Powered -)
Gardening tools (Electric -)
Bearings for machines
Robotic vacuum cleaners
Housekeeping robots for household purpose
Coffee extracting machines
Coffee grinders, other than hand-operated
Electric kitchen tools
Screwdrivers, electric
Seaming machines
3D printers
Cigarette making machines.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Chargers
Power banks
USB chargers
Earphones for smartphones
Bone conduction earphones
Earphones for consumer video game apparatus
Earphones for use with mobile telecommunication devices
Earbuds
Headphones
In-ear headphones
Microphones
Speakers [audio equipment]
Wireless headphones
Camcorders
Lenses for video cameras
Action cameras
Multiple purpose cameras
Thermal imaging cameras
USB cables
Mounting devices for cameras
Security cameras.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Barbecue apparatus
Cooking appliances
Cooking grills
Ovens
Pressure cooking saucepans, electric
Bicycle lights
Decorative lights
Garden lighting
Lamps
Lanterns
LED lamps
Light bars
Light bulbs
Luminaires
Outdoor lighting
Plant grow lights
Strings of lights
Strip lights
Irrigation apparatus for horticultural use
Irrigation spray nozzles
Irrigation sprinklers
Solar powered lamps.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Spring washers of rubber
Washers of rubber [other than for water taps]
Articles of rubber for use in connecting pipes
Articles of rubber for use in sealing tubes
Connectors (Non-metallic -) for hoses
Couplings (Non-metallic -) for flexible pipes
Fittings [non-metallic] for flexible pipes
Flexible hose pipes of rubber
Flexible tubes for use in irrigation
Garden hoses
High pressure hoses of textile
Hose pipes made of rubber
Hoses adapted for irrigation purposes
Non-metallic adjustable hoses
Nylon tubes
Water hoses for garden use
Water hoses for irrigation
Watering hose
Polyester
Polyester sheets [other than for wrapping or packaging].