The trademark SHW was filed by SHW Schmiedetechnik GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 1, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 30, 2023 by Smith & Wesson Inc. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Abion Ireland Limited and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 30, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on February 2, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Forged parts of machines
Forks and tines
Spring tines
Steel spring tines
Blades for ground cultivation and mowing
Mason's hammers for ground cultivation
All the aforesaid goods, for use in relation to the following goods: Agricultural vehicles and Agricultural apparatus drawn by agricultural vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 8 with following description of goods:
Garden hand tools for the amateur gardeners, excluding knives
Scythes
Sickles
Shovels [hand tools]
Spades [hand tools]
Garden forks
Forks
Hoes
Axes
Pickaxes
The aforesaid goods, including being apparatus with short handles