The trademark ECPS was filed by Renata Pastryk, a national of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant") and Mariusz Pastryk, a national of the Republic of Poland (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on November 8, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 30, 2023 by ACPS Automotive GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HOEGER, STELLRECHT & PARTNER PATENTANWÄLTE MBB 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 Polish, and Polish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Automobiles and structural parts therefor
Bodywork parts for vehicles
Components for the outer bodies of vehicles
Vehicle body hardware
Automobiles and structural parts therefor
Body panels for vehicles
Driving motors for land vehicles
Engines for vehicles and parts and fittings therefor
Suspension systems for automobiles
Braking systems for vehicles and parts thereof
Drivetrains for land vehicles and related parts
Gear boxes for land vehicles
Vehicle wheels
Parts and fittings for vehicles
Interior trim parts of automobiles
Automotive interior trim
The above-mentioned goods are not related to metallic vehicle parts or components being mounting systems comprising crossbeams and/or crash elements for trailers and/or load carriers and/or coupling elements for trailers and load carriers and/or carrier systems to be mounted to a vehicle body for carrying goods on the roof side and/or the rear side of the body of the vehicle.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and parts thereof and of engines for motor vehicles and parts thereof
Fix and maintainance, in relation to the following goods: Parts for vehicle bodies
Assembly [installation] of parts for vehicles
Assembly [installation] of accessories for vehicles
Installing, namely, deployment, in relation to the following goods: Parts for vehicle bodies
Mobile vehicle tuning services
Vehicle cleaning
Painting of motor vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design of motor vehicles
Design of land vehicle parts
Design, in relation to the following goods: Parts for vehicle bodies
Design of tooling for the production of land vehicle parts
Furnishing design services for the interiors of automobiles
Inspection of motor vehicles [for roadworthiness].