018714631

PAINTMESH

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June 9, 2022

Trademark Summary

The trademark PAINTMESH was filed by NeuFilter GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 16, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 15, 2022 by AEREM International S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by LECOMTE & PARTNERS SARL and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 15, 2022

The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 30, 2023.

The Appeal with reference B R1281/2024-2 was Other according to Article 66 EUTMR with decision issued on September 11, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003182991 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 24, 2024 by the EUIPO.

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Filtering machines, separators and centrifuges
  2. Filters [parts of machines] for compressed air and surface engineering
  3. Filters [parts of machines] for paint shops and paint lines
  4. Filters (parts of machines), for use in the following fields: Wood processing industry, paper processing industry, Plastic processing industries
  5. Mechanical installations and devices for filtering, separating and collecting and recycling spray media, in particular varnishes, powders, or excess spray [oversprays].
• The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Filters for industrial and household use
  2. Filters for ventilation technology
  3. Filters for industrial installations
  4. Filters for cleaning gases [parts of household or industrial installations]
  5. Dust filters
  6. Filters against excess spray [oversprays]
  7. Separators against excess spray [oversprays]
  8. Separators for scrubbing air
  9. Filtering devices and separation devices and modular filtering devices and separation devices for domestic, commercial and industrial use
  10. Filtering devices and separation devices for separating dust, spray media or other solid or liquid particles from airflow, in particular paint, varnish or powder particles and excess spray [oversprays], in particular from the wood, paper and plastic processing industry
  11. Filtering devices and separation devices for separating dust, spray media or other solid or liquid particles from airflow, in particular paint, varnish or powder particles and excess spray [oversprays], for paint shops and paint lines
  12. Filtering devices and separation devices and modular filtering and separation devices, all being of cardboard or a foldable material, for domestic, commercial and industrial use and for separating dust and spray media from airflow, in particular paint, varnish or powder particles and excess spray [oversprays] or other solid or liquid particles
  13. Filtering devices and separation devices and modular filtering and separation devices, all being of cardboard or a foldable material, for domestic, commercial and industrial use and for separating dust and spray media from airflow, in particular paint, varnish or powder particles and excess spray [oversprays] or other solid or liquid particles for paint shops and paint lines.
• The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Filter paper
  2. Filtering materials of paper and/or cardboard
  3. Filtering materials of paper and/or cardboard
  4. Filter material and filter materials against excess spray [oversprays] of paper or cardboard
  5. Material and materials against excess spray [oversprays] of paper or cardboard.