The trademark B+L was filed by BplusL Group GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 16, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 12, 2023 by Sanitana - Fábrica de Sanitários de Anadia, S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by RCF - PROTECTING INNOVATION, S.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 12, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003188069 was rejected according to Article 10(2) EUTMDR with decision issued on January 16, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Containers of metal [storage, transport]
Structures and transportable buildings of metal
Building materials of metal
Room cell modules, of metal
Mobile accommodation [metal]
Mobile accommodation [metal]
Portable mobile metal office buildings
Mobile lounges, of metal
Office units, School containers, containers for housing people, Sanitary containers, Event containers, of metal
Mobile [portable] buildings of metal containing sanitary installations
Fences of metal
Construction fences of metal
Towers [metal structures].
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Sanitary installations
Toilets, portable
Mobile [portable] sanitary installations
Portable air conditioners.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business assistance, management and administrative services
Book-keeping and accounting services
Business management consultancy
Provision of business assistance
Administrative support and data processing services
Administrative assistance in responding to calls for tenders
Business consultancy and advisory services
Human resources management and recruitment services
Retail and wholesale services, Including online, in relation to the following goods: Containers, Walk-in container installations, furnished containers, room cell modules, construction machines, Construction implements, Construction machine fittings, Building materials, Sanitary installations, Portable toilets, Solar installations, Fuels, Refined goods, Motor fuel
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Administrative support, in relation to the following fields: Application for funding.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Building maintenance and repair
Janitorial cleaning services
Road gritting and snow clearance, namely, Snow removal, Deicing
Maintenance, repair and cleaning, in relation to the following fields: Temporary buildings (flying buildings)
Installation of traffic management systems
Installation of traffic management systems, for use in the following fields: Temporary traffic management and steering
Installation of traffic management systems, for use in the following fields: Steering the access to building sites
On-site project management, in relation to the following fields: Building construction, Street construction
Building, construction and demolition
Masonry
Concreting
Concrete repairs
Concrete sealing
Erection of reinforced concrete structures
Earthworks, namely, Earthmoving
Building restoration
Rental of tools, plant and equipment for construction, demolition, cleaning and maintenance
Infrastructure construction
Maintenance and repair of transport containers
Heating contractor services
Heating equipment installation and repair
Installation and repair of sanitary installations
Cleaning of mobile sanitary facilities
Electrical installation services
Installation and repair of air-conditioning apparatus
Refuelling services
Installation and Maintenance, in relation to the following goods: Power distributors [electrical]
Installation and Maintenance, in relation to the following goods: Charging points for electric cars
Cleaning of building sites
Construction of utility solar installations
Interior design of containers
Construction of mobile solar installations.
The mark was filed in class 40 with Rental of mobile solar installations.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Construction [design] of containers and Professional consultancy relating to the design of interior accommodation..
The mark was filed in class 44 with Rental of portable toilets and Rental of mobile sanitary facilities..
The mark was filed in class 45 with Guard services and Surveillance services..