The trademark BALFOR was filed by BALLARIO E FORESTELLO S.R.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 3, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 21, 2022 by Balfour Beatty plc on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Stobbs Ireland Limited and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 21, 2022
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1747868 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Relative errors of the trademark registration was recorded on October 9, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Log splitters
Saws [machines]
Agricultural machines
Sawing tools for use with sawing machines
Belts for conveyors
Forestry winches
Shredders [machines].
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Servicing and Repair in relation to the following goods: Log splitters, saws [machines], Sawing tools for use with sawing machines, shredder Carrousel, Forestry winches, shredders
Excluding the following services: Cleaning of buildings, installations and machines, in particular the removal of asbestos and other hazardous materials
Textiles washing services
Fire and water damage clean-up
Maintenance of industrial installations and devices, and of moving staircases (escalators) and lifts
Installation services of: Fire protection systems
Maintenance of ventilating and air conditioning installations
Repair and maintenance of products for electrical and mechanical engineering
Demolition, plumbing, repairs to buildings
Building dehumidification
Repair of damage caused by fire, smoke, fire-extinguishing, burst pipes and flooding.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design of machines, apparatus and instruments namely design of log splitters and sawing machines
Design of industrial machinery namely design of log splitters and sawing machines
Industrial research namely industrial research relating to woodworking.