The trademark BMZ THE INNOVATION GROUP was filed by BMZ Germany GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 17, 2023, and received one opposition filed on October 17, 2023 by Nürnberger Baugruppe GmbH + Co KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SKW SCHWARZ RECHTSANWÄLTE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 17, 2023
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 7 with following description of goods:
Current generators
Power supply apparatus [generators]
Electric generators with solar cells or for solar cells
Solar power generators
Accessories for solar power systems [generators].
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Apparatus and instruments for accumulating and storing electricity
Apparatus and instruments for controlling electricity
Batteries including lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium and solar-powered batteries
Electrical cells and batteries including rechargeable electrical cells and batteries
Accumulators including lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium and solar-powered accumulators
Chargers for electric batteries and accumulators
Electronic power supplies
Battery adapters
Power units [batteries]
Power units [transformers]
Power packs [batteries]
Portable power supplies (rechargeable batteries)
Voltage regulators
Voltage converters
Uninterruptible electrical power supplies
Electric batteries, cells, accumulators and chargers for powering electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, cars, mopeds, vans, lorries, motor busses, rail vehicles, tram cars, trolley buses, forklift trucks, motor-driven quadricycles, construction vehicles, industrial vehicles, self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices, e-mobility vehicles, agriculture vehicles, tractors, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Electric batteries, cells, accumulators and chargers for powering electric machines and tools for industrial use including mineworking machines, machines for metal, wood and plastics processing, construction machines, packaging machines and material production and processing machines, thermostats, cameras, emergency lighting, emergency power generators
Electric batteries, cells, accumulators and chargers for powering electric machines and tools for household use including vacuums, steam mops, robots for cleaning, pressure washing machines
Electric batteries, cells, accumulators and chargers for powering electric machines and tools for gardening purposes including lawnmowers, hedge cutters, grass cutters, scissors, saws, string trimmers, blowers, leaf blowers, brooms, garden scythes, wood milling machines
Electric batteries, cells and accumulators and chargers for powering electric machines and tools for medical purpose including defibrillators, respirators, dentists’ lasers, X-ray apparatus, surgical saws and drillers, electrocardiograph monitors, pulse rate monitors, heart signal monitors, apparatus for dialysis, contrast injection molding machines, medical beds, medical lifters
Electric batteries, cells and accumulators and chargers for powering electric power operated machines and tools including drilling machines, screwing-in tools, sanding machines, milling machines, notchers, cutting apparatus, agriculture equipment
Electrical and electronic components for electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, cars, mopeds, vans, lorries, motor busses, rail vehicles, tram cars, trolley buses, forklift trucks, motor-driven quadricycles, construction vehicles, industrial vehicles, self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices, e-mobility vehicles, agriculture vehicles, tractors, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Electrical and electronic components for machines and tools for industrial use including mineworking machines, machines for metal, wood and plastics processing, construction machines, packaging machines and material production and processing machines, thermostats, cameras, emergency lighting, emergency power generators
Electrical and electronic components for machines and tools for household use including vacuums, steam mops, robots for cleaning, pressure washing machines
Electrical and electronic components for machines and tools for gardening purposes including lawnmowers, hedge cutters, grass cutters, scissors, saws, string trimmers, blowers, leaf blowers, brooms, garden scythes, wood milling machines
Electrical and electronic components for electric machines and tools for medical purpose including defibrillators, respirators, dentists’ lasers, X-ray apparatus, surgical saws and drillers, electrocardiograph monitors, pulse rate monitors, heart signal monitors, apparatus for dialysis, contrast injection molding machines, medical beds, medical lifters
Electrical and electronic components for electric machines and tools for electric power operated machines and tools including drilling machines, screwing-in tools, sanding machines, milling machines, notchers, cutting apparatus, agriculture equipment
Power modules for electric vehicles including battery modules, cell modules, high voltage batteries for powering electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, cars, mopeds, vans, lorries, motor busses, rail vehicles, tram cars, trolley buses, forklift trucks, motor-driven quadricycles, construction vehicles, industrial vehicles, Self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices, e-mobility vehicles, agriculture vehicles, tractors, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Power modules for electric machines and tools for industrial use including mineworking machines, machines for metal, wood and plastics processing, construction machines, packaging machines and material production and processing machines, thermostats, cameras, emergency lighting, emergency power generators
Power modules for electric machines and tools for household use including vacuums, steam mops, robots for cleaning, pressure washing machines
Power modules for electric machines and tools for gardening purposes including lawnmowers, hedge cutters, grass cutters, scissors, saws, string trimmers, blowers, leaf blowers, brooms, garden scythes, wood milling machines
Power modules for electric machines and tools for medical purpose including defibrillators, respirators, dentists’ lasers, X-ray apparatus, surgical saws and drillers, electrocardiograph monitors, pulse rate monitors, heart signal monitors, apparatus for dialysis, contrast injection molding machines, medical beds, medical lifters
Power modules for electric power operated machines and tools including drilling machines, screwing-in tools, sanding machines, milling machines, notchers, cutting apparatus, agriculture equipment
Apparatus for energy storage, energy supply, battery charging, energy retrieval, energy controlling, display, driver assistance systems, user communicatios and electric and electronic sensors and tracking apparatus for electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, cars, mopeds, vans, lorries, motor busses, rail vehicles, tram cars, trolley buses, forklift trucks, motor-driven quadricycles, construction vehicles, industrial vehicles, Self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices, e-mobility vehicles, agriculture vehicles, tractors, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Apparatus for energy storage, energy supply, battery charging, energy controlling and display for electric machines and tools for industrial use including mineworking machines, machines for metal, wood and plastics processing, construction machines, packaging machines and material production and processing machines, thermostats, cameras, emergency lighting, emergency power generators
Apparatus for energy storage, energy supply, battery charging, energy controlling and display for electric machines and tools for household use including vacuums, steam mops, robots for cleaning, pressure washing machines
Apparatus for energy storage, energy supply, battery charging, energy controlling and display for electric machines and tools for gardening purposes including lawnmowers, hedge cutters, grass cutters, scissors, saws, string trimmers, blowers, leaf blowers, brooms, garden scythes, wood milling machines
Apparatus for energy storage, energy supply, battery charging, energy controlling and display for electric machines and tools for medical purpose including defibrillators, respirators, dentists’ lasers, X-ray apparatus, surgical saws and drillers, electrocardiograph monitors, pulse rate monitors, heart signal monitors, apparatus for dialysis, contrast injection molding machines, medical beds, medical lifters
Apparatus for energy storage, energy supply, battery charging, energy controlling and display for electric power operated machines and tools including drilling machines, screwing-in tools, sanding machines, milling machines, notchers, cutting apparatus, agriculture equipment
Electricity and energy storage apparatus including for use with electric vehicles charger
Modular lithium-ion energy storage apparatus including modular lithium-ion energy storage systems for photovoltaic and renewable energy installations
Electrical grid stabilising apparatus
Software including software applications for service, software applications for mobiles, smartwatches, wearables for communication with user, software applications for integration with external operators systems i.e. systems of rental for electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, mopeds, self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices
Computer software
Software for diagnostics and troubleshooting
Software for comprehensive service and warranty management
Electronic displays
Charging apparatus, power distribution apparatus, power management apparatus, thermal management apparatus, energy storage apparatus as a part of Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (RESS) for electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, cars, mopeds, vans, lorries, motor busses, rail vehicles, tram cars, trolley buses, forklift trucks, motor-driven quadricycles, construction vehicles, industrial vehicles, Self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices, e-mobility vehicles, agriculture vehicles, tractors, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Power distribution apparatus, power supply apparatus, charging apparatus, power monitoring and diagnostic apparatus, telemetry apparatus for electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, cars, mopeds, vans, lorries, motor busses, rail vehicles, tram cars, trolley buses, forklift trucks, motor-driven quadricycles, construction vehicles, industrial vehicles, Self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices, e-mobility vehicles, agriculture vehicles, tractors, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV).
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Current generators, Power supply apparatus [generators], Electric generators with solar cells or for solar cells, Solar power generators, Accessories for solar power systems [generators]
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Apparatus and instruments for accumulating and storing electricity, Apparatus and instruments for controlling electricity, Batteries including lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium and solar-powered batteries, Electrical cells and batteries including rechargeable electrical cells and batteries, Accumulators including lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium and solar-powered accumulators
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Chargers for electric batteries and accumulators, Electronic power supplies, Battery adapters, Power units [batteries], Power units [transformers], Power packs [batteries], Portable power supplies (rechargeable batteries), Voltage regulators, Voltage converters, Uninterruptible electrical power supplies
Retail and wholesale services in relation to electric batteries, cells, accumulators and chargers for powering electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, cars, mopeds, vans, lorries, motor busses, rail vehicles, tram cars, trolley buses, forklift trucks, motor-driven quadricycles, construction vehicles, industrial vehicles, self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices, e-mobility vehicles, agriculture vehicles, tractors, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Electric batteries, cells, accumulators and chargers for powering electric machines and tools for industrial use including mineworking machines, machines for metal, wood and plastics processing, construction machines, packaging machines and material production and processing machines, thermostats, cameras, emergency lighting, emergency power generators
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Electric batteries, cells, accumulators and chargers for powering electric machines and tools for household use including vacuums, steam mops, robots for cleaning, pressure washing machines
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Electric batteries, cells, accumulators and chargers for powering electric machines and tools for gardening purposes including lawnmowers, hedge cutters, grass cutters, scissors, saws, string trimmers, blowers, leaf blowers, brooms, garden scythes, wood milling machines
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Electric batteries, cells and accumulators and chargers for powering electric machines and tools for medical purpose including defibrillators, respirators, dentists’ lasers, X-ray apparatus, surgical saws and drillers, electrocardiograph monitors, pulse rate monitors, heart signal monitors, apparatus for dialysis, contrast injection molding machines, medical beds, medical lifters
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Electric batteries, cells and accumulators and chargers for powering electric power operated machines and tools including drilling machines, screwing-in tools, sanding machines, milling machines, notchers, cutting apparatus, agriculture equipment
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Electrical and electronic components for electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, cars, mopeds, vans, lorries, motor busses, rail vehicles, tram cars, trolley buses, forklift trucks, motor-driven quadricycles, construction vehicles, industrial vehicles, self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices, e-mobility vehicles, agriculture vehicles, tractors, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Electrical and electronic components for machines and tools for industrial use including mineworking machines, machines for metal, wood and plastics processing, construction machines, packaging machines and material production and processing machines, thermostats, cameras, emergency lighting, emergency power generators
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Electrical and electronic components for machines and tools for household use including vacuums, steam mops, robots for cleaning, pressure washing machines
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Electrical and electronic components for machines and tools for household use including vacuums, steam mops, robots for cleaning, pressure washing machines
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Electrical and electronic components for electric machines and tools for medical purpose including defibrillators, respirators, dentists’ lasers, X-ray apparatus, surgical saws and drillers, electrocardiograph monitors, pulse rate monitors, heart signal monitors, apparatus for dialysis, contrast injection molding machines, medical beds, medical lifters
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Electrical and electronic components for electric machines and tools for electric power operated machines and tools including drilling machines, screwing-in tools, sanding machines, milling machines, notchers, cutting apparatus, agriculture equipment
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Power modules for electric vehicles including battery modules, cell modules, high voltage batteries for powering electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, cars, mopeds, vans, lorries, motor busses, rail vehicles, tram cars, trolley buses, forklift trucks, motor-driven quadricycles, construction vehicles, industrial vehicles, Self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices, e-mobility vehicles, agriculture vehicles, tractors, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Power modules for electric machines and tools for industrial use including mineworking machines, machines for metal, wood and plastics processing, construction machines, packaging machines and material production and processing machines, thermostats, cameras, emergency lighting, emergency power generators
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Power modules for electric machines and tools for household use including vacuums, steam mops, robots for cleaning, pressure washing machines
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Power modules for electric machines and tools for gardening purposes including lawnmowers, hedge cutters, grass cutters, scissors, saws, string trimmers, blowers, leaf blowers, brooms, garden scythes, wood milling machines
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Power modules for electric machines and tools for medical purpose including defibrillators, respirators, dentists’ lasers, X-ray apparatus, surgical saws and drillers, electrocardiograph monitors, pulse rate monitors, heart signal monitors, apparatus for dialysis, contrast injection molding machines, medical beds, medical lifters
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Power modules for electric power operated machines and tools including drilling machines, screwing-in tools, sanding machines, milling machines, notchers, cutting apparatus, agriculture equipment
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Apparatus for energy storage, energy supply, battery charging, energy retrieval, energy controlling, display, driver assistance systems, user communicatios and electric and electronic sensors and tracking apparatus for electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, cars, mopeds, vans, lorries, motor busses, rail vehicles, tram cars, trolley buses, forklift trucks, motor-driven quadricycles, construction vehicles, industrial vehicles, Self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices, e-mobility vehicles, agriculture vehicles, tractors, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Apparatus for energy storage, energy supply, battery charging, energy controlling and display for electric machines and tools for industrial use including mineworking machines, machines for metal, wood and plastics processing, construction machines, packaging machines and material production and processing machines, thermostats, cameras, emergency lighting, emergency power generators
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Apparatus for energy storage, energy supply, battery charging, energy controlling and display for electric machines and tools for household use including vacuums, steam mops, robots for cleaning, pressure washing machines
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Apparatus for energy storage, energy supply, battery charging, energy controlling and display for electric machines and tools for gardening purposes including lawnmowers, hedge cutters, grass cutters, scissors, saws, string trimmers, blowers, leaf blowers, brooms, garden scythes, wood milling machines
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Apparatus for energy storage, energy supply, battery charging, energy controlling and display for electric machines and tools for medical purpose including defibrillators, respirators, dentists’ lasers, X-ray apparatus, surgical saws and drillers, electrocardiograph monitors, pulse rate monitors, heart signal monitors, apparatus for dialysis, contrast injection molding machines, medical beds, medical lifters
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Apparatus for energy storage, energy supply, battery charging, energy controlling and display for electric power operated machines and tools including drilling machines, screwing-in tools, sanding machines, milling machines, notchers, cutting apparatus, agriculture equipment
Retail and wholesale services in relation to charging apparatus, power distribution apparatus, power management apparatus, thermal management apparatus, energy storage apparatus as a part of Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (RESS) for electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, cars, mopeds, vans, lorries, motor busses, rail vehicles, tram cars, trolley buses, forklift trucks, motor-driven quadricycles, construction vehicles, industrial vehicles, Self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices, e-mobility vehicles, agriculture vehicles, tractors, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Power distribution apparatus, power supply apparatus, charging apparatus, power monitoring and diagnostic apparatus, telemetry apparatus for electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, cars, mopeds, vans, lorries, motor busses, rail vehicles, tram cars, trolley buses, forklift trucks, motor-driven quadricycles, construction vehicles, industrial vehicles, Self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices, e-mobility vehicles, agriculture vehicles, tractors, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Electricity and energy storage apparatus including for use with electric vehicles charger, Modular lithium-ion energy storage apparatus including modular lithium-ion energy storage systems for photovoltaic and renewable energy installations, Electrical grid stabilising apparatus
Retail and wholesale services in relation to Software including service tool software applications, software applications for mobiles, smartwatches, wearables for communication with user, Software applications for integration with external operators systems i.e. systems of rental for electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, mopeds, self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices, Computer software, Software for diagnostics and troubleshooting, Software for comprehensive service and warranty management, Electronic displays.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Research in the field of Energy
Scientific and industrial research in particular in the field of electricity
Technological consultancy in the fields of energy production and use
Technological consultancy in the fields of production and use of battery powered devices
Engineering services in the field of electricity
Product development including product development of wiring, connectors, batteries, software with customer application for electric vehicles including bikes, push scooters, scooters, hover boards, electric skates, electric unicycles, mopeds, self-balancing electric vehicles, wheelchairs, wheeled personal mobility transportation devices.