The trademark application GUFERO was filed by GUFERO Rubber Production s. r. o., a corporation established under the laws of the Czech Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 2, 2023, and it was registered by office on February 9, 2024 without any oppositions.
The application was filed in Czech (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018791335 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 12, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Metal hose clamps and sleeves, fastening sleeves, Pipe junctions, Pipe studs and Clamps for pipes, Fastening clips and sleeves, cable fixing clamps, Jointing sleeves and Cable end caps, Clamping straps and hose clamps
Metal clamps for cables and ropes (except electric cables), metal cable clamps
Hose pipes, of metal, Flexible metal pipes, Hoses of metal for liquids and gases
Metal straps for pipe couplings, screw bolts of metal, tensioners, Dowel pins
Cornices and gutter pipes of metal, Drain pipes of metal
Keys for switchboxes
Quick-links (maillons) of metal
Lifting lugs of metal, rope tensioners of metal.
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Non-metallic hose clamps and sleeves, fastening sleeves, Fixing bolts and Fixing clips, Clamps and sleeves, fastening clamps for cables, connecting and cable sleeves
Non-metallic screwing bolts
Belt conveyors, Belts for conveyors, The aforesaid goods also being parts of machinery.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Rubber sheets, Rubber foils and rubber strips, semi processed
Boards of plastic, Plastic sheeting and plastic bands, semi processed
Microporous rubber boards
Anti-slip rubber
Flat rubber
Rubber plates and carpets, asbestos-free sealing plates, Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tapes, Flexible hoses, not of metal, Hoses not of metal, Flexible tubes, not of metal, Hoses for liquids and gases, connecting hoses
V-belts for general use, dust cuffs, automotive dust cuffs
Binding tapes, Zip ties, And films, of the following materials: Plastic substances, Other than film for packaging, Plugs, Screens, Stoppers, of the following materials: Caoutchouc and Plastic substances.