The trademark SAKA was filed by Shanghai SAKA Precision Machinery Co., Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 26, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 11, 2022 by SARTORIUS Werkzeuge GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BRINKMANN & PARTNER Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 11, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Machines and machine tools for treatment of materials and for manufacturing, Including computer-controlled machine tools (CNC machine tools), cutting, drilling, grinding, sharpening and surface treatment machines and apparatus, including the aforesaid goods being laser processing machines
Milling and moulding machines
Machines, machine tools, and power-operated tools and apparatus, for fastening and joining, Including the aforesaid goods being laser processing machines, in particular in the field of processing doors, panels, profiles, and in the field of processing and handling very different components in the caravan sector
Installations composed of machines and machine tools, in particular computer-controlled machine tools (CNC installations) for treating metal, wood, wooden materials, plastic and composite materials, including the aforesaid goods being laser processing machines
Machine tools for milling, drilling machines, Machine tools for grinding, Machine tools for parting, Machine tools for cutting, Machine tools for cutting, Machine tools for sawing
Thread milling cutters [machine tool], Including the aforesaid goods being laser processing machines
Laser welding devices
Laser cutting torches
Adapters for machine tools, Adapters for installations composed of machine tools
Robots for machine tools, Including the aforesaid goods being equipped with laser technology
Electric drives for machine tools
Machine tools for sale in kit form, Including the aforesaid goods being equipped with laser technology
Lathes [machine tools]
Abrasive discs [machine tools]
Cutting inserts for machine tools, Clamping devices for use with machine tools.
The mark was filed in class 8 with Hand tools and implements (hand-operated) for treatment of materials, especially, Hand-operated hand tools and implements for treating metal, wood, wooden materials, plastic and composite materials.
The mark was filed in class 37 with Assembly, maintenance and repair of machines and machine tools for machining and processing materials for treating metal, wood, wooden materials, plastic and composite materials.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Engineering relating to the design of machine tools and installations composed thereof, including laser processing machines
Technological consultancy relating to the construction and building of machine tools and installations composed thereof, including laser processing machines
Conducting technical studies in the field of machine tools and installations for material treatment
Testing the functionality of machine tools and installations