The trademark PLAXTON was filed by Alexander Dennis Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 14, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 16, 2022 by SC DEDEMAN SRL on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Alecu, Bogdan and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 16, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 28, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Coaches and buses
Coachwork and parts and fittings for use with coaches, passenger service vehicles and buses
Passenger service vehicles
Vehicle bodies, structures and chassis for use with coaches, passenger service vehicles and buses
Doors, seats, bumpers, upholstery for use with coaches, passenger service vehicles and buses
Electrically powered buses, passenger service vehicles and coaches
Motors (electric) for coaches, passenger service vehicles and buses
Control systems for coaches, passenger service vehicles and buses
Parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Servicing, repair, maintaining, painting, cleaning, washing, polishing, lubricating and restoration of coaches, passenger service vehicles and buses
Installation and fitting of parts and accessories to coaches, passenger service vehicles and buses
Vehicle conversion services
Assembly (installation of parts and fittings) for coaches, passenger service vehicles and buses
Information and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid services.
The mark was filed in class 40 with Custom construction of coaches, passenger service vehicles and buses and coachwork and parts and fittings for coaches, passenger service vehicles and buses and information and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid services..
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Research, design, development and/or testing of passenger service vehicles, coaches and buses and/or of parts and fittings for use with passenger service vehicles, coaches and buses
Design consultancy and engineering design services, all relating to the design of passenger service vehicles, buses and coaches and/or of parts and fittings for use on coaches, passenger service vehicles and buses
Provision of technical information and of advice relating to all the aforesaid services
Non-downloadable computer software relating to passenger service vehicles, coaches and buses
Cloud computing services relating to passenger service vehicles, coaches and buses
Hosting web portals in the field of passenger service vehicles, coaches and buses
Hosting of servers in the field of passenger service vehicles, coaches and buses
Hosting of databases storing information relating to passenger service vehicles, coaches and buses.