The trademark Safety Amp was filed by FUJI CORPORATION, a corporation established under the laws of Japan (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 22, 2023, and received one opposition filed on May 22, 2023 by Ardagh Metal Packaging Holdings Sarl on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by DLA Piper UK LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 22, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018693088 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 27, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Automatic electronic parts mounting machines for automatically mounting electronic parts such as IC chips on printed circuit boards
Automatic electronic parts insertion machines for putting electronic parts in printed circuit boards
Printed board screen printers
Dispensers for printed boards
Adhesive curing equipment for printed boards
Soldering machines for printed boards
Semiconductor manufacturing machines
Electronic parts feeders for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus
Automated mounting devices for mounting feeders for electronic components on semiconductor manufacturing machines
Automated conveyors for conveying feeders for electronic components to or from semiconductor manuracturing machines
A device for cleaning and inspecting suction nozzles used in electronic component mounting devices
A device that attaches a reel containing electronic components to a component supply device
A device that cleans and inspects mounting heads used in electronic component mounting devices
A device for loading and unloading replacement parts for a printed circuit board screen printing machine to a printed circuit board screen printing machine
Semiconductor processing machinery
Surface mount component mounting machine for semiconductor manufacturing equipment
Turning centers
Lathes [machine tool]
Machining centers
Numerical control device for metal machine tools
Plasma surface treatment apparatus for semiconductor substrates
Plasma cleaning apparatus for semiconductor substrates
Surface adhesion improving treatment machines using plasma for semiconductor substrates, metal, glass, rubber, synthetic resin, semiconductor electronic parts, eyeglass lenses, optical instrument parts, automobile parts, cutting tools and solar cells
Hydrophilic nature improving treatment machines using plasma for semiconductor substrates, metal, glass, rubber, synthetic resin, semiconductor electronic parts, eyeglass lenses, optical instrument parts, automobile parts, cutting tools and solar cells
Plasma cleaning machines for semiconductor substrates, metal, glass, rubber, synthetic resin, semiconductor electronic parts, eyeglass lenses, optical instrument parts, automobile parts, cutting tools and solar cells
Oxide film removing machines using plasma for semiconductor substrates, metal, semiconductor electronic parts and metallic automobile parts
Plasma etching machines for semiconductor materials
Residue removal device used in the semiconductor substrate manufacturing process using plasma
Metallic surface hardening treatment machines using plasma for improving abrasion resistance of cutting tools
Surface finishing treatment machines using plasma for easier forming of prosthesis coating over the ceramic material surfaces of junctions of artificial bones or joints during their manufacturing process
Chemical machinery
Textile machinery
Machinery and equipment for lumber, woodworking or plywood
Automated assembly machinery for fuel cells, solar cells and other secondary batteries
Automated assembly instruments for metallic parts, automobile parts, electric parts and other mechanical parts
Electronic circuit card assembly equipment
Electronic circuit assembly equipment
Automated assembly equipment for medical instruments
Industrial robots
Parts and accessories of industrial robots or automated storage and retrieval warehouse
Robot parts and accessories for assembly, welding, processing or transfer
Inspection robots for electric/electronic parts manufacturing process
Automated storage and retrieval warehouses, namely, automated machines for retrieving items in storage
AC motors and DC motors not including those for land vehicles but including parts for any AC motors and DC motors
Electronic circuit manufacturing equipment
3D printer
Parts and accessories for industrial and automated warehouse robots
Parts and accessories for robots used in assembly, welding, processing, transportation, inspection.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Parts and accessories for industrial and automated warehouse robots
Robot parts / accessories for assembly / welding / processing / transportation / inspection
Power supply
Camera
Image processing equipment
Signal processing equipment
Electronic applied machinery and equipment and their parts
Electronic calculators (including central processing units and electronic circuits magnetic disks and other peripheral devices that store computer programs for electronic calculators)
A storage medium that stores computer programs for manufacturing management of printed circuit boards
A storage medium that stores a computer program for controlling a printed circuit board assembly machine
A storage medium that stores a computer program for printing circuit board assembly line control
A storage medium that stores computer programs that support the loading electronic component supply devices on electronic component automation mounting devices
A storage medium that stores computer programs that support the mounting of electronic components on electronic component supply devices
A storage medium for storing computer programs for controlling industrial robots.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Technology or experience in order to operate them accurately according to their applications such as computers, automobiles, etc
Guidance and advice on the introduction of equipment consisting of machines / devices or appliances (including these parts)