The trademark LAB14 was filed by Lab14 GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 28, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 28, 2022 by Action Service & Distributie B.V. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by ABCOR B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 28, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 12, 2022. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on January 30, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Machine tools
Sweeping, cleaning, washing and laundering machines
Machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles)
Machines and machine tools for treatment of materials and for manufacturing
Suction machines for industrial purposes
Handling machines, automatic [manipulators]
Pumps [machines]
Grinding machines
Centrifugal machines
Lifts, other than ski-lifts
Ironing machines
Sorting machines for industry
Industrial Robots
Printing machines
Drilling machines
Elevators [lifts]
Knives, electric
Packing installations
3D printers
Material production and processing machines
Printing machines [for textile]
Printed circuit board forming machines
Printing machines for use with ceramics
Printing machines for printing on packaging
Printing machines for printing on product substrates
Conveyors [machines]
Industrial printing machines
Rotary printing machines [other than for office use]
Machines and laser equipment for the preparation of three-dimensional (3D) structures by way of laser methods using printers
Lasers for the manufacture of optical lenses, diffractive optical lenses and arrays, biochips, implants namely cochlea implants, masks for the preparation of structures for nano-imprint 3D laser lithography printing machines, 3D printing refinement lens and array structures for watches, clocks, pictures, third party images, bank notes and credit cards, 3D printers, 3D printer module boards
Machines for preparation and modification of semiconductor, metal, polymer, non-conductor or oxide surfaces with atomic, ionic, molecular and cluster beams
Production machines, namely imprint lithography machines and lithography machines
Lithographic printing machines
Three dimensional (3D) printers
Printing masks [parts of machines]
Lithography tool
Thermal scanning probe lithography tool
Maskless aligner
Mask writer
Pattern generator [machine]
Laser lithography systems
Cantilever [machine]
Laser grayscale lithography tool
Photo resist coating systems [machine]
Photolitography processing equipment
Bonding machines
Debonding equipment
Temporary bonding equipment
Temporary debonding equipment
Wet cleaning equipment [machine]
Etching machines
Etching apparatus for use in manufacturing display panels
Chemical mechanical polishing equipment
Spin coater
Spray coater
Photoresist developer [machine]
Semiconductor processing machines for the manufacture of semiconductor wafers
Dispensing systems [machine]
Semi-automatic production systems for semiconductor industry
Machines and machine tools for metalworking
Machines and machine tools for production in the semiconductor industry
Machines and equipment for electron beam technologies
3D printing optical contact wafers
3D printer optical filters
Lasers for 3D printing.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Measuring apparatus and instruments
Sensors
Computer apparatus
Computer programs
Photographic apparatus and instruments
Cinematographic machines and apparatus
Optical apparatus and instruments
Weighing apparatus and instruments
Nautical apparatus and instruments
Surveying apparatus and instruments
Measuring apparatus and instruments
Checking (supervision) apparatus and instruments
Signalling apparatus and instruments
Life-saving apparatus and instruments
Teaching apparatus and instruments
Apparatus and instruments for controlling electricity
Apparatus and instruments for accumulating electricity
Apparatus and instruments for switching electricity
Apparatus and instruments for transforming electricity
Apparatus and instruments for regulating electricity
Apparatus and instruments for conducting electricity
Compact discs
DVDs
Digital recording media
Blank digital recording media
Digital data recording media
Coin-operated mechanisms
Calculators
Games software
Computer software, recorded
Computer peripheral devices
Batteries, electric
Detectors
Wires, electric
Relays, electric
Clothing for protection against accidents, irradiation and fire
Protection devices for personal use against accidents
Spectacles
Optical goods
Covers for glasses
Diagnostic apparatus, not for medical purposes
Integrated circuit cards [smart cards]
Safety tarpaulins
Data processing apparatus
Blank magnetic discs
Blank smart cards
Blank USB cards
Video cassettes
Blank audio discs
Blank audio tapes
Blank audio cassettes
Audio discs
CDs
Usb flash drives
Electronic chips for the manufacture of integrated circuits
Optical fiber cables
Optical fibers
Optical condensers
Optical lamps
Optical lenses
Optical mirrors
Optical glass
Prisms
Prisms [optics]
Prisms for microscopes
Prisms for optics purposes
Prisms for scientific purposes
Refractors
Telescopes
Reflecting telescopes
Prisms for telescopes
Lenses for telescopes
3d scanners
Electric switches
Optical switches
Differential switches
Electric switches for circuit breakers
Silicon disks sold as a component of integrated circuits
Fiber optic couplings
Optical fiber connectors
Printed circuit boards
Objectives [lenses] [optics]
Optical cables
Electronic cables
Fiber optic couplings
Optical apparatus in the nature of a deflector for changing the angle of a light beam
Optical scanners
Electric optical switches
Optical communications instruments
Electronic communications instruments
Electronic components
Optical measuring components
Optical electronic components
Optical transmitters for use with light conducting cables
Optical sensors
Fibre optical splice couplings
Junction connecting sleeves for fiber optics
Integrated software packages
Downloadable software
Computer software applications, downloadable
Industrial controls incorporating software
Computer-aided manufacturing software
Mechanical engineering software
Manufacturing software
Electronic device software drivers that allow computer hardware and electronic devices to communicate with each other
Assistive software
Microchips
Microscopes
Microcontrollers
Micro-computers
Micro-processors
Electron microscopes
Fluorescence microscopes
Polarizing microscopes
Biological microscopes
Microscope objectives
Secure microprocessors
Microelectronic components
Microprocessor cores
Scanning probe microscopes
Apparatus and instruments for microscopy
Apparatus and instruments for scanning probe microscopy
Fiber optics
Mirrors [optics]
Optical condensers
Optical filters
Optical glasses
Optical transceivers
Optical fibers
Optical receivers
Optical waveguides
Optical printers
Optical enhancers
Optical encoders
Printers
Lasers
Scientific apparatus and instruments for electron spectroscopy
Scientific apparatus and instruments for ion spectroscopy
Scientific apparatus and instruments for gas analysis
Scientific apparatus and instruments for elemental analysis
Measuring, detecting, monitoring and controlling devices
Scientific research and laboratory apparatus, educational apparatus and simulators
Optical devices, enhancers and correctors
Scientific and laboratory devices for treatment using electricity
Electrical devices as excitation sources with ultraviolet light, x-rays and electrons, in particular for use in scientific apparatus and instruments
Accessory parts for scientific apparatus and instruments and for measuring apparatus and instruments
Probes and sensors for electron spectroscopy and gas analysis and for measuring apparatus and instruments
Data processing software
Computer programs for transmitting, processing, editing, and analysing of data, and computer programs for controlling scientific apparatus and instruments
Electric and electronic control devices and instruments, in particular for controlling scientific apparatus and instruments
Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
Information processing devices
Lasers for lithographic printing
Lasers for measuring purposes for use in 3D and 4D printing
Prisms for scientific use and for use in 3D and 4D printing
4d scanners
Laser scanners
Optical objectives
Lenses
Optical electronic parts, namely, cables
Optical transmitters for use with light conducting cables
Probes for scientific purposes
Sensors for scientific purposes
Testing probes, other than for medical purposes
Sensors
Chipsets
Light emitting diodes
Solar wafers
Silicon wafers
Semiconductor wafers
Computer software
Wafers for integrated circuits
Software
Scientific apparatus and instruments, in particular ultra-high vacuum apparatus for high-resolution, microscopic imaging for chemical surface analysis
Scientific, research, measuring, signalling, detection, testing and inspection apparatus and instruments
Devices and instruments for the recording, transmission, reproduction or processing of images or data
Downloadable media
Recorded media
Calculating devices
Calibration devices
Computer peripherals
Apparatus for analysing gases
Quantity indicators
Downloadable computer software applications
Chips (integrated circuits)
Laboratory robots
Spectrographs
Precision measuring apparatus
Spectroscopes
Electronic monitoring instruments, other than for medical use
Electric measuring devices
Gasometers (measuring instruments)
Air analysis apparatus
Scientific, measuring, signaling, control and teaching teaching apparatus and instruments including microscopes, in particular for surface examinations and measurements, devices for the acquisition and evaluation of measured quantities
Laboratory spinner systems
Computer and other control and drive equipment for the aforementioned devices and instruments
All of the aforementioned goods excluding mouses, mousepads, tablet stands, stylus pens, docking stations, keyboards, cables, monitor stands.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Building construction
Repair for electric or electronic devices, apparatus and instruments
Installation of industrial machinery
Installation of plant
Installation and maintenance of data technology systems (hardware)
Construction
Construction information
Construction consultancy
Building construction supervision
Machinery installation, maintenance and repair
Installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware
Civil engineering maintainance involving the use of hydromechanical cutting equipment
Maintenance of electronic or air conditioning systems
Computer installation and maintenance services
Installation of conveyors
Repair or maintenance of machines and apparatus for veneer making
Repair or maintenance of integrated circuits manufacturing machines and systems
Repair or maintenance of printing machines
Maintenance and repair of machines and machine tools for treating and processing metals
Providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of printing machines
Maintenance of 3D printers
Repair and maintenance of 3D printers
Maintenance of power plant, reactor, production plant, processing plant
Maintenance of scientific equipment
Maintenance of measuring apparatus
Maintenance of laboratory apparatus and instruments
Maintenance of science and technology equipment
Maintenance of machines and machine tools for treatment of materials and for manufacturing in the semiconductor industry
Drilling.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Sawing of materials
Dressmaking
Printing
Material treatment information
Soldering
Burnishing by abrasion
Planing of materials
Refining services
Grinding
Flour milling
Galvanization
Tin plating
Textile treating
Air purification
Vulcanization [material treatment]
Decontamination of hazardous materials
Energy production
Silkscreen printing
Glass-blowing
Waste treatment [transformation]
Sorting of waste and recyclable material [transformation]
Recycling of waste and trash
Custom manufacturing of third-party requests by way of laser methods and processing, namely preparing 3D structures for use in optical elements in the nature of lenses, diffractive optical elements, biochips, implants like cochlea implants, structures for the nano-imprint lithography, bank notes, credit cards, watches, clocks, and photographs in the field of photonics, life science tissue engineering, biomedical packaging
Custom manufacturing of third-party requests by way of laser technique, namely, the preparation of waveguide-containing products on specially shaped surfaces for the fabrication of third-party life science tissue engineering applications, and biomedical packaging
Custom 3D printing for others
Pattern printing
Laser engraving
Custom manufacturing of tools for others
Custom manufacturing of semiconductor components, devices and circuits
Treatment of materials by laser beam
Laser scribing services
Laser scribing
Custom manufacture by direct metal laser sintering
Laser processing of semiconductor substrates
Preparing structures on semiconductor wafers
Preparing structures on semiconductor wafers by nano-imprint lithography
Printing (Lithographic -)
Lithographic printing
Treatment and recycling of biomedical packaging
3D printing
3D printing services
Three-dimensional printing [3DP]
Rental of 3D printers
Three-dimensional printing [3DP] services
Metalworking
Welding
Welding services
Rental of welding apparatus
Cutting of metal
Cutting of diamonds
Cutting of semiconductors
Cutting of semiconductor wafers
Structuring of integrated circuits
Structuring of integrated circuits by physical processing
Transforming semiconductors by physical processing
Material processing on surfaces of semiconductors
Material processing of semiconductors
Processing of semiconductor wafers
Rental services of machines and machine tools for treatment of materials and for manufacturing.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education
Providing of training
Educational services
Arranging and conducting of seminars and workshops
Advisory services relating to training
Computer training advisory services
Training services, advisory services, and educational services, in particular in regard to handling and operating scientific apparatus and instruments, in particular electron spectrometers
Training, in particular training in the handling and operation of technical apparatus, in particular surface analysers, X-ray spectrometers, UV spectrometers, lasers, analysers, detectors, electron spectrometers, monochromators or microscopes
Coaching
Entertainment services
Vocational retraining
Arranging of contests
Arranging of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes
Online publication of electronic books and journals
Electronic publishing services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Science and technology services
Technological research
Scientific services and design relating thereto
Technological services and design relating thereto
Scientific research
Research in the field of technology
Industrial analysis and research services
Design and development of computer hardware and software
Development of computer hardware
Updating of computer software
Services in the field of engineering and in the field of physics
Technical project planning
Rental of surface analysers, X-ray spectrometers, UV spectrometers, lasers, analysers, detectors, electron spectrometers, monochromators or microscopes
Research and development of new products for others
Conducting technical project studies
Architecture
Design of interior decor
Computer system analysis
Computer system design
Conversion of computer programs and data, other than physical conversion
Conversion of data or documents from physical to electronic media
Vehicle roadworthiness testing
Graphic arts design
Styling [industrial design]
Engineering services
Engineering services for third parties
Services of a chemical engineer
Chemistry consultation in the fields of scanning electron microscopy and optical profilometry, research and development, material synthesis, and material functionalization
Consultation in the field of physics research and development
Nano-engineering
Electronic storage of 3D imaging for others on optical media
Technical design
Technical measuring
Technical design, technical measuring, and technical testing services in the field of 3d printing
Mechanical research services in the field of 3D printing
Research and development in respect to new products for others
Construction drafting
Scientific research for the production and development of products containing wave guides, namely, optical transceivers and optical modulators, optical correction systems for 3D printing, micro-optics, lenses, diffractive optical lenses and arrays, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MOEMS), wherein the preparation of all the said products is preferably performed by way of laser technology
Scientific research for the production and development of 3D printing actors, biochips, microfluidic cells, tissue scaffolds and implants, namely, cochlea implants, structures for the nano-imprint lithography, refinement structures, for watches and clocks, pictures and third-party images, safety structures for bank notes and credit cards, wherein the preparation of all the said products is preferably performed by way of laser technology
Scientific research for the production and development of three-dimensional products made of organic or inorganic-organic polymers, ceramic-material, glass or metal in a scale from sub nm via micrometer to cm scale or scope, respectively, in 1D, 2D, or 3D on surfaces
Scientific research for the production and development of three-dimensional products made of organic or inorganic-organic polymers, ceramic-material, glass or metal of unlimited size and form, wherein the preparation of all the said products is performed by way of laser technology or other light-based processes, using thermoplastics and filled or unfilled organic polymers, filled or unfilled inorganic-organic polymers, glass, metals or composites and combinations of above mentioned materials
Updating of computer software
Computer programming and software design
Design of software for use with printing machines
Creation, maintenance and adaptation of software
Custom design of software packages
Software design and development
Software creation
Design of optical and microoptical components
Design of optical components
Design and development of computer hardware and software for transmitting, processing, editing, and analysing of data
Design and development of computer programs for controlling scientific apparatus and instruments
Updating of computer software for transmitting, processing, editing, and analysing of data and updating of computer software for controlling scientific apparatus and instruments
Design services
Science and technology services
Rental services of measuring apparatus
Rental services of scientific equipment
Rental services of laboratory apparatus and instruments
Rental services of science and technology equipment
Chemical engineering services
Industrial analysis and research services
Scientific and technological services
Technological services
Industrial research and analysis services
Industrial analysis and research services in the field of chemistry
Providing information about the design and development of computer hardware and software
Design and development of computer hardware
Design of 3D models for 3D printing
Provision of model files for 3D printing
Design services relating to the creation of masks
Technical services and research in relation to laser grayscale lithography
Industrial analysis services
Industrial analysis and research
Industrial research and analysis
Technical gas analysis
Quality control services for scientific and technological processes
Technical spectroscopic analysis
Creation of programs for data processing and of computer programs for control