The trademark LI-CYCLE was filed by Li-Cycle Corp., a corporation established under the laws of Canada (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 30, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 9, 2022 by Lightcycle Retourlogistik und Service GmbH on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by LOSCHELDERLEISENBERG RECHTSANWÄLTE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 9, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 28, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Chemicals recovered by recycling batteries, including lithium carbonate, nickel sulphate and cobalt sulphate
The mark was filed in class 6 with Materials extracted from batteries, namely cobalt, nickel, manganese, copper, aluminium.
The mark was filed in class 19 with Gypsum recovered by recycling batteries.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Battery recycling
Recycling of lithium-ion batteries
Electric vehicle battery recycling
Treatment of used vehicle batteries
Recycling of lithium-ion batteries, recycling of lithium polymer batteries, recycling of solid state batteries
Recycling of batteries containing lithium
Recovery of cathode metals from batteries
Recovery of lithium compounds from batteries, including lithium carbonate
Recovery of nickel compounds from batteries, namely nickel sulphate
Recovery of cobalt compounds from batteries, namely cobalt sulphate
Provision of information in relation to the recycling of batteries, handling of used batteries and transformation of waste
Provision of advice and consultancy in relation to the production of energy and the treatment, management, recycling of batteries, transformation of waste
Provision of a website to provide information in relation to battery recycling
Provision of a website to provide information in relation to the production of energy and the treatment, management, recycling, and transformation of waste
Provision of information via a website for materials recovered from recycled batteries, including lithium, lithium compounds, lithium carbonate, cobalt, cobalt sulphate, nickel, nickel sulphate, manganese, manganese carbonate, copper, copper sulphide, sodium sulphate, aluminium.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Technical consulting in the fields of waste management and solid and hazardous waste management
Technical consulting in the field of battery recycling, including battery recycling utilizing hydrometallurgy
Research, development and technical services relating to battery recycling, including battery recycling utilizing hydrometallurgy
Research and development in the battery recycling industry.