The trademark ROCKBAGS was filed by Ridgeway Plant Co Ltd, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 3, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 2, 2022 by PLÁSTICOS INDUSTRIALES Y COMERCIALES DE ALFARRASÍ, S.L. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by J. LOPEZ PATENTES Y MARCAS, S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 2, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Artificial fish reefs, not metal
Erosion control fabric, mats and sheeting, not of metal [geotextiles]
Erosion control fabric [construction]
Geotextiles
Erosion control mats
Non-metallic building materials
Non-metallic construction blocks for river bank protection
Erosion control mats for construction
Geotextiles for use in landscaping
Sand
Granite
Building and construction materials and elements, not of metal
Non-metallic drainage pipes
Parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods
Stone, rock, clay and minerals.
The mark was filed in class 22 with following description of goods:
Nets
Glass fibre netting
Chemical fibre netting
Netting [not of metal or asbestos]
Natural and textile fibres
Raw textile fibres and substitutes
Parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods.
The mark was filed in class 24 with following description of goods:
Filtering cloth
Filtering materials of textile
Filters made of textile materials
Textiles
Fabrics
Chemical fibre fabrics
Fabric
Knitted fabrics
Mesh-woven fabrics.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising, marketing and sales promotions
Online ordering services
Retail services and wholesale services connected with the sale of artificial fish reefs, not metal, erosion control fabric, mats and sheeting, not of metal [geotextiles], erosion control fabric [construction], geotextiles, erosion control mats, non-metallic building materials, non-metallic construction blocks for river bank protection, parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods
Retail services and wholesale services connected with the sale of erosion control mats for construction, geotextiles for use in landscaping, sand, granite, building and construction materials and elements, not of metal, non-metallic drainage pipes, parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods
Retail services and wholesale services connected with the sale of stone, rock, clay and minerals, nets, glass fibre netting, chemical fibre netting, netting [not of metal or asbestos], natural and textile fibres, raw textile fibres and substitutes, parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods, filtering cloth, filtering materials of textile, filters made of textile materials, textiles, fabrics, chemical fibre fabrics, fabric, knitted fabrics, mesh-woven fabrics
Business assistance
Business introductory services
Business and commercial information
Consultancy, information and advisory services relating to all the aforesaid services
None of the aforesaid including plastic bags, bags of paper, plastic film, sheets of paper, all the aforesaid for use in the marine environment sector, none being for use in the horticultural or agricultural sectors.