The trademark TECO you design, we connect was filed by TE.CO. TECNOLOGIA COMMERCIALE S.p.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 19, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 15, 2023 by Teco Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Boult Wade Tennant LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 15, 2023
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Motors, electric, other than for land vehicles
Engines for the generation of electricity
Servomotors
Direct current generators
Brushless motors other than for land vehicles
Direct current motors
Brushless motors
Electrical drives for machines
Motors, electric, other than for land vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Electric cables and wires
Cables, electric
Telephone wires
Ethernet cables
Optical cables
Electronic cables
Electricity conduits
Connection cables
Electrical power extension cords
Telecommunications cables
Cable detectors
Cable locators
Metallic cables [electric]
Power cables
Cable connectors
Adapter cables (Electric -)
Insulated electrical cables
Winding wires [electricity]
Cable adapters
Fibre optic cables
Sheaths for electric cables
Ducting for electric cables
Connections for electric cables
Electrical power extension cords
Cable junctions for electric cables
Telephone cable heads
Interface cables [electric]
Cable splices for electric cables
Cable boxes (Electric -)
Cable channels (Electric -)
Connections for electric cables
Flexible flat cables, electric
Data transmission cables
Connection blocks [electric cable]
Insulated cable for electrical installations
Heat resistant electric wires
Data synchronization cables
Threaded cable connectors of metal
Cable identification markers for electric cables
Tags for identifying electric cables
High definition multimedia interface cables
Materials for electricity mains [wires, cables]
Electronic wiring
Electronic controllers
Lasers
Industrial automation controls
Industrial automation software
Cables for electrical or optical signal transmission
Data transmission cables
Bus cables for use in connections, Power cables, Control cables, cables for laying mobile telephony lines, cables for laying fixed telephony lines [electric]
Distribution boards [electricity]
Connection boards [electric]
Electrical control boards
Electric motor checking [monitoring or supervision] apparatus
Electric connectors
Optical connectors
Electric sensors
Optical sensors
Proximity sensors
Electric capacity sensors
Industrial patch cables
Electronic power supplies
Perimeter Access Control [PAC] safety light curtains
Area Access Control [AAC] safety light curtains
Photocells
Photocells for use with security lighting
Optical code readers
Bar code readers
Optical readers
Bushes, of plastic, for use in relation to the following goods: Electrical wiring
Electric nutrunners
Electrical filters
Interfaces for computers
Data bus interface units
High-definition multimedia interface dongles
Skeleton switches [electric]
Remote control apparatus
Signal transmission apparatus
Transmitters for the transmission of electronic signals
Detecting apparatus and instruments
Virtual and augmented reality software.
The mark was filed in class 35 with Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Apparatus, instruments and cables for electricity.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Custom design services
Engineering drawing
Engineering design
Technological design services
Design of electric apparatus, instruments and cables
Research relating to the computerised automation of technical processes and Research relating to the computerised automation of industrial processes
Designing in relation to the following fields: Industrial automation
Design of industrial plant
Design of onboard machine installations
Technical support of industrial installations
Engineering services relating to robotics
IT security, protection and restoration
Testing, authentication and quality control
IT services
Computer aided testing services
Integrated architecture services
Design and development of virtual reality and augmented reality software.