The trademark itc was filed by BALTA GROUP, naamloze vennootschap, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 3, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 2, 2022 by ASOCIACIÓN DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE LAS INDUSTRIAS CERÁMICAS (AICE) on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Ungría López, Javier 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).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on May 8, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Constructions materials, not of metal, namely, non-metal flooring materials
Floors, not of metal
Floor tiles, not of metal
Parquet flooring
Wooden flooring
Floor boards, not of metal
Parquet floor boards
Wooden floor boards
Floor panels, not of metal
None of the aforementioned products consisting of ceramics.
The mark was filed in class 23 with following description of goods:
Yarns and threads for textile use
Synthetic yarn and thread
Synthetic fiber thread and yarn.
The mark was filed in class 27 with following description of goods:
Carpets, rugs, mats and matting, linoleum for covering existing floors
Floor coverings
Carpet tiles
Carpet backing
Carpet underlays.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Import-export agency services
Retail store services, wholesale store services, online retail and wholesale store services, all of the foregoing featuring carpets, rugs, mats and matting, linoleum for covering existing floor, floor coverings, carpet tiles, carpet backing, carpet underlays, yarns and threads for textile use, non-metal flooring materials, floors, not of metal, floor tiles, not of metal, floor boards, not of metal, floor panels, not of metal, none of the aforementioned products consisting of ceramics
None of the aforementioned services related to the ceramics sector.