000602706

SAN MARINA

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July 22, 1997

Trademark Summary

The trademark SAN MARINA was filed by SAN MARINA, société anonyme, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 21, 1998, and received one opposition filed on September 2, 1998 by CARLOS PEREIRA DE CASTRO & IRMÃO, LDA. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by Pelayo de Sousa Henriques, Rui and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 2, 1998

The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

The Opposition with reference B 000078917 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on November 21, 1999 by the EUIPO.

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 14 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Precious metals and their alloys other than for dental purposes
  2. Jewellery, precious stones
  3. Horological and chronometric instruments.
• The mark was filed in class 18 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Leather and imitations of leather
  2. Animal skins, hides
  3. Trunks and travelling bags
  4. Umbrellas, parasols and walking sticks
  5. Whips, harness and saddlery
  6. Goods of leather or imitations of leather (except cases adapted for the goods they are designed to carry, gloves and belts)
  7. Handbags, travelling bags and school bags.