The trademark KARAT was filed by Kohler (Thailand) Public Company Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Thailand (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 23, 2023, and received one opposition filed on August 22, 2023 by ERLUS Aktiengesellschaft on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by LOUIS PÖHLAU LOHRENTZ Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 22, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on January 11, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with Metal shower stalls and metal shower stall frames, metal hooks, metal knobs, hinges of metal, metal drawer pulls, metal door handles, metal furniture handles, metal levers, metal latches, metal catches, metal framing, metal pipes, metal hand rails, metal door thresholds, metal closures, metal storage units, manually operated metal valves and metal fasteners, metal hardware, all the foregoing being predominately of metal, valves of metal (other than parts of machines) and all of the aforementioned for use with bathroom products, fixtures and plumbing and not for roofing or chimneys.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Apparatus for lighting, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, water supply and sanitary purposes
Metal baths, metal bath cubicles, metal shower stalls and metal shower stall frames, baths, bathtubs, whirlpool baths and bath installations
Showers and shower installations
Shower and bath enclosures
Electric showers
Electric water heaters
Shower and bath cubicles
Shower pans
Shower heads
Shower doors
Water diverters
Shower spray heads
Basins
Bidets
Lavatories
Toilets
Toilet bowls
Toilet seats
Touchless toilets
Flushing levers
Flushing apparatus, touchless flushing apparatus
Water closets
Lights
Dome lights
Dome lights for furniture
Electric lighting
Lighting fixtures
Sinks
Sink pedestals
Metal sinks and metal sink units
Taps
Faucets
Touchless faucets
Water filters
Thermostatically, infrared, radar or electronically controlled faucets
Electric hand dryers
Strainers for use with sinks, baths and shower trays
Touchless hand drying apparatus
Stoppers for use with sinks, baths and shower trays
Bath spouts
Water control valves for water cisterns
Water control valves
Water control valves for faucets
Urinals
Water cisterns
Water softeners
Bathroom fittings
Drinking fountains
Saunas
Non-metallic levers for cisterns
Sanitary apparatus and installations
Water supply apparatus and sanitaryware.
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods: