The trademark MPBOX was filed by Null MPBOX Ireneusz Sobik, a national of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 4, 2023, and received one opposition filed on August 6, 2023 by MP Mine Operations LLC on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Abion Ireland Limited and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 6, 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 6 with following description of goods:
Pre-fabricated houses of metal
Transportable houses of metal
Prefabricated houses [kits] of metal
Mobile homes [portable buildings] of metal
Pre-fabricated houses of metal for farm animals
Prefabricated houses [ready-to-assemble] of metal
Metal framed buildings
Building materials of metal
Building structures of metal.
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Building materials consisting of glass
Building sections (Non-metallic -) for residential and commercial construction
Building materials, not of metal for residential and commercial construction
Building materials of wood
Modular homes, not of metal
Buildings, transportable, not of metal
Prefabricated non-metal buildings
Modular log homes
Pre-fabricated log homes
Prefabricated houses [kits], not of metal
Log homes sold in kit form
Prefabricated houses [ready-to-assemble], not of metal
Prefabricated houses [kits] of wood
Non-metallic transportable structures.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
House building
Factory construction
Warehouse construction and repair
Building of fair stalls and shops
Construction
Underwater construction
Harbour construction
Disinfecting
Disinfecting of surgical instruments
Sanitizing of upholstery
Information technology consultancy relating to installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware
Interference suppression in electrical apparatus
Machinery installation, maintenance and repair
Burglar alarm installation and repair
Furnace installation and repair
Telephone installation and repair
Irrigation devices installation and repair
Electric appliance installation and repair
Freezing equipment installation and repair
Custom installation of exterior, interior and mechanical parts of vehicles [tuning]
Installation and repair of air-conditioning apparatus
Installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware
Office machines and equipment installation, maintenance and repair
Building insulating
Airplane maintenance and repair
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair
Furniture maintenance
Vehicle maintenance
Maintenance of elevators [lifts] via remote monitoring systems
Construction consultancy
Varnishing
Vehicle battery charging
Cell phone battery charging services
Painting, interior and exterior
Installation of doors and windows
Fire alarm installation and repair
Heating equipment installation and repair
Installation of utilities in construction sites
Scaffolding
Kitchen equipment installation
Bricklaying
Building construction supervision
Photographic apparatus repair
Pump repair
Irradiation of medical instruments
Riveting
Restoration of works of art
Snow removal
Knife sharpening
Vehicle polishing
Re-inking and refilling of toner cartridges
Rebuilding machines that have been worn or partially destroyed
Rebuilding engines that have been worn or partially destroyed
Furniture restoration
Re-tinning
Demolition of buildings
Vehicle greasing
Sanding
Pumicing
Paper hanging
Upholstering
Tuning of bodies for automobiles
Plastering
Laying of cable
Road paving
Laying of artificial turf
Roofing services
Charging of electric vehicles
Building construction advisory services
Services of electricians
Plumbing
Assembly services relating to the installation of furniture
Vehicle breakdown repair services
Housekeeping services [cleaning services]
Hardscaping services
Shipbuilding
Joinery services [repair of woodwork]
Hydraulic fracturing services
Building sealing
Drilling of deep oil or gas wells
Drilling of wells
Rental of bulldozers
Rental of excavators
Rental of battery chargers
Rental of drainage pumps
Rental of portable power chargers
Rental of construction and building equipment
Rental of road sweeping machines
Rental of cranes [construction equipment]
Anti-rust treatment for vehicles
Rustproofing
Street cleaning.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design of buildings
Design of industrial plant
Technical design and planning of heating installations
Engineering design
Design of engineered building systems
Underwater exploration
Handwriting analysis [graphology]
Computer system analysis
Water analysis
Art work design
Biological research
Technical research
Research and development of new products for others
Architectural design for interior decoration
Digitization of documents [scanning]
Consultancy in the field of architectural design
Computer software consultancy
Consultancy in the field of energy-saving
Consultancy in the design and development of computer hardware
Search engine design services
Authenticating works of art
Conversion of computer programs and data, other than physical conversion
Installation of computer software
Technical engineering
Advice relating to the design of computer hardware
Computer programming
Computer system design
Computer rental
Maintenance of computer software
Quality control
Conversion of data or documents from physical to electronic media
Testing of vehicles
Scientific laboratory services
Material testing
Clothing design services
Monitoring of computer systems by remote access
Recovery of computer data
Packaging design
Updating of computer software
Copying of computer software
Computer software design
Rental of computer software
Urban planning
Technological consultancy in the fields of energy production and use related to residential and commercial building and construction
Interior design
Industrial art design
Oil prospecting
Rental of memory space on servers for hosting electronic bulletin boards
Styling [industrial design]
Textile testing
Creating and maintaining web sites for others
Hosting the web sites of others on a computer server for a global computer network