The trademark RE:CIRCLE was filed by SUND Digital GmbH + Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 18, 2023, and received one opposition filed on November 26, 2023 by IGEPA group GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HOFFMANN · EITLE PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTMBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 26, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 21, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Aluminium foil, In particular for use for household and cooking purposes, in the field of bulk consumers and for packaging purposes
Closures for containers and sealing caps of metal
Wire of common metal
Boxes of common metal
Box fasteners of metal
Ice moulds of metal
Bottle caps of metal
Insect screens of metal
Foils of metal and metal forms, In particular for household purposes, bulk consumers and for packaging purposes
Chests, Crates, Baskets of metal, In particular for household purposes, bulk consumers and for packaging purposes
Metal ties for closing sacks and bags
Signs of metal, in particular for household purposes and for bulk consumers
Packaging and Packaging containers, of the following materials: Metal or Tinplate, In particular for household purposes and bulk consumers.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Safety gloves
X-ray gloves
Safety gloves for protection against accident or injury
Rubber gloves for insulating purposes, Gloves for protection, of the following materials: Neoprene
All the aforesaid goods (included in class 9).
The mark was filed in class 10 with following description of goods:
Protective gloves for use by persons working in medicine
Gloves for medical examinations
Protective gloves for use by persons working in the dentistry
Protective gloves for veterinary use
Protective gloves for medical use
Protective gloves for use by surgeons during operations
Drape sheets of absorbent cellulose wadding for use during surgery
Anaesthetic drapes
Surgical drapes
Protective breathing masks made of non-woven materials for surgical applications
Protective breathing masks for surgical applications
Protective breathing masks for medical applications
Bags for surgical use in collecting urine
Ostomy bags
Bags for endoscopic retrieval of tissue
Bags for collecting body fluids.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Packages and packaging materials made from paper, cardboard, card, plastic and starch, including plastic films, including regenerated cellulose, Especially Bread bags, Flat bags, Grip hole bags, knot bags, side-gussetted bags, Drums, Lunch bags, Bags of paper or plastic for packaging, Freezer bags, Bags for ice cubes, Freezer bags, Microwave cooking bags, Carrier bags, Especially Double-strength carrier bags, loop handle bags, t-shirt bags, grocery bags
Plastic pouches, as far as the aforesaid goods are included in class 16
Packaging foils and packaging paper of paper or plastic, In particular hand-stretch film, machine-stretch film, covering sheets, shrinkable hoods, Shrinkable films, Keep-fresh papers and Keep fresh film Of plastic materials
Wrapping paper, Parchment paper, Masking cardboard, composite materials containing paper, for painting, bio-paper bags, gusseted paper bags, sanitary bags
Waste sacks of paper and/or plastic, Rubbish bags, garbage sacks, Power rubbish sacks, tie-band sacks, garbage bags with handles, heavy-duty sacks, cosmetic rubbish bags, Sanitary bags, Inliners, Container sacks, Disposal bags for products with a deposit charge, in particular aluminium cans, PET bottles, glass, green waste, DSD recyclable materials sacks, polystyrene sacks, animal cadaver sacks
Waxed paper, including the following products: Waxed sandwich paper
Labels of paper or cardboard
Filter paper
Paper filters, household use
Filtering materials of paper
Paper coffee filters
Bottle wrappers and bottle envelopes of paper, cardboard or plastic
Rubber bands for office or household purposes
Hand labelling appliances
Adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes
Adhesive, Glues and adhesives, Adhesive tapes, Adhesive tape dispensers for household or stationery use
Face towels of paper
Towels of paper
Household paper towels
Table napkins of paper
Paper bags
Brushes (included in class 16)
Boxes of paper and cardboard
Signboards of paper or cardboard
Drawer liners of paper
Table pads, Table cloths, Table linen, made of the follwing materials: Paper
Viscose sheets for wrapping
Waxed paper
Sacks and bags of plastic and/or paper for transport, storage and disposal
All the aforesaid goods included in class 16.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Films of plastic (other than for packaging), in particular painting film (coreless or wound around a core), masking films with or without adhesive tape, construction films (transparent), construction films (translucent), vapour barrier films, carpet films, industrial films, including flat films, centre-folded films, tubular films, coex films, flower films, including OPP flower films
Bags [envelopes, pouches] of rubber, for packaging
Adhesive tapes, namely masking tape for painting.
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods:
Packaging containers of plastic, In particular cans, Chests
Excluding the following goods: Packaging containers of plastic being transport packaging and sales packaging for take-away food
Cover films (adapted) for furniture, including for beds, bedside tables and trolleys.
The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
Cleaning articles
Pot cleaners, Pot scrubbers
Chamois leathers
Cleaning sponges
Dustbins
Buckets, The aforesaid goods included in class 21
Strainers for household purposes
Gloves, namely Cleaning gloves for household use, Gardening gloves, Gloves for household purposes, kitchen mitts, Gloves for cleaning, disposable gloves for home use, In particular of HDPE, vinyl or latex
Polishing gloves, The aforesaid goods included in class 21
Mops, namely: Mops
Cleaning instruments, hand-operated
Hand-operated cleaning implements
Cloths for cleaning
Sponges, The aforesaid goods included in class 21
Clothes-pegs
Toothbrushes
Toothpicks
Kitchen grinders, non-electric
Aluminium trays
Aluminium containers and barbecue dishes of aluminium for household and cooking purposes
Aluminum Molds, In particular for use for household and cooking purposes, in the field of bulk consumers and for packaging purposes.
The mark was filed in class 22 with following description of goods:
Bags, sacks and pouches for transport and storage and disposal, in particular of paper and/or plastic, in particular of bulk goods and/or loose goods
Silk
Cord
Nets
Ropes
String
Tents
Tarpaulins, In particular vehicle tarpaulins, construction tarpaulins, drop tarpaulins, professional tarpaulins, fabric tarpaulins
Sacks, packaging pouches, sleeves, bags of textile material
Packaging materials of textile, All the aforesaid goods (included in class 22).