The trademark NEXT LIGHTING was filed by NEXT Lighting Corp., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 25, 2012, and received one opposition filed on September 25, 2012 by Next Retail Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (c) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law, (d) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by MARKS & CLERK LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 25, 2012
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 address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 9, 2012. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 16, 2012. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 23, 2015.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Power supplies, and wiring for lighting systems
Light emitting diodes, diode chips, displays and arrays and component parts thereof
Desktop monitors
Digital panel display products
Digital video displays
Software for operating the aforesaid goods
Instructional materials and electronic publications relating to the aforesaid goods recorded electronically or optically or downloadable from a computer network, wiring.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Apparatus, installations, fixtures and devices, all for lighting and illuminating
Installations and apparatus for lighting
Lamps
LED lamps
LED lighting fixtures
LED luminaires
LED light engines
LED power supplies
LED drivers
Light fixture ballasts
Lighting systems, namely, LED modules, power supplies
Lamp replacement parts
Light fixtures
Parts and fitting for all the aforesaid goods.
The mark was filed in class 37 with Installation, construction, erection, repair, maintenance, assembly, disassembly and dismantlement of lighting systems and apparatus, lighting fixtures and controls including video and computer display systems and illuminations and information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the foregoing..
The mark was filed in class 42 with Design and development services in the field of LED's and lighting systems and lighting systems analysis: lighting systems planning: lighting systems integration: lighting systems design..