The trademark MBP was filed by MB-PNEUMATYKA Sp. z o. o., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 13, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 11, 2022 by POWERLINK TECHNOLOGY and Investment Company Limited on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SBGK ÜGYVÉDI IRODA and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 11, 2022
The application was filed in Polish, and Polish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Valves for land vehicles
Safety valves for land vehicles
Lockable valves for land vehicles
Compressed air switch valves for land vehicles
Valves operated by pressure changes for land vehicles
Pressure control valves for land vehicles
Pressure regulating valves for land vehicles
Pressure reducing valves for land vehicles
All the aforesaid valves being structural parts for land vehicles
Sealing joints for land vehicles
Rotary joints for land vehicles
Pneumatically controlled valves for land vehicles
Brakes for land vehicles, excluding hydraulic brakes for land vehicles
Braking systems for land vehicles and parts thereof, excluding hydraulic braking systems for land vehicles and parts thereof
Suspension systems for land vehicles
Air springs for vehicle suspension components for cushioning driver's seats and cabs
Trailer hitches for land vehicles
Joints of metal and plastic for pneumatic suspension systems and braking systems for land vehicles
Pneumatic brake hoses for use in land vehicles
Distribution, drainage and control blocks for pneumatic systems for land vehicles
All the above mentioned excluding tires, tires for vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Non-metallic couplings for tubes
Flexible pipes, tubes, hoses, and fittings therefor, including valves, non-metallic
Flexible pipes, hoses and fittings therefor, including valves
Non-metal pipe couplings and joints
Flexible expansion joints
Seals (Non-metallic -) for pneumatic suspensions
Clack valves of rubber
Non-metallic air hoses.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design of joints for pneumatic suspension systems and braking systems for land vehicles
Design of distribution, drainage and control blocks for pneumatic systems for land vehicles
Design of pneumatic systems for land vehicles
Design of distribution, control and safety valves for use in pneumatic systems for land vehicles
Design of joints for pneumatic systems
Design of distribution, drainage and control blocks for pneumatic systems
Design of pneumatic systems
Design of distribution, control and safety valves for use in pneumatic systems
Design of valves for use in pneumatic systems
Design of valves and actuators for industrial pneumatic systems
Design of tooling for the production of land vehicle parts
Consultancy relating to joints for use in land vehicles
Consultancy relating to distribution, drainage and control blocks for pneumatic systems
Consultancy relating to pneumatic systems
Consultancy relating to distribution, control and safety valves for use in pneumatic systems
Consultancy relating to valves and actuators for industrial pneumatic systems.