The trademark NOCO was filed by SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 13, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 15, 2023 by The NOCO Company on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by JONES DAY 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 German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 2 with following description of goods:
Anti-corrosive preparations
Anti-rust preparations
Preparations for preserving metal against rust
Rust preservatives in the nature of a coating
Rust preventive substances for application to metal surfaces
Rust preservatives in the nature of a coating
Coating materials for protection of surfaces exposed to galvanic corrosion
Preparations for the treatment of metal surfaces to resist attack by corrosion
Preparations for the treatment of metal surfaces to resist attack by corrosion
Preparations for coating surface to protect against corrosion
Preparations for coating surfaces to protect against abrasion
Preparations for the treatment of metal surfaces to resist attack by corrosion.
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Gear motors
Gears
Torque converters
Step-down gears
Servo gears
Angular gears
Adjustable gears
Industrial gears
Gear units
Coated gear motors
Coated gears
Coated gear shafts
Coated gear cases
Wheelwork
Gear shafts
Bearings for transmission shafts
Transmission cases
Surface treatment machines
Coated parts of gear cases
Fittings for all the aforesaid goods, included in class 7
Parts for all the aforesaid goods, included in class 7 (all the aforesaid goods except for land vehicles).