The trademark BIOCON was filed by Alb. Klein Umwelttechnik GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 28, 2000, and received one opposition filed on August 28, 2000 by ClairTech B.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Hoogenstein, Maria Margaretha and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 28, 2000
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on June 26, 2002.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Boilers
Steam boilers
Gas containers for the fermentation and gasification of materials, in particular sludge, and for composting.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Purification installations for sewage and apparatus for treating clarified sludge
Apparatus and installations for filtering and/or purifying water
Drying installations
Steam generating installations
Composting installations.
The mark was filed in class 40 with Filter treatment and purifying of water and sludge, composting, in particular of clarified sludge, gasification of materials, in particular gasification of clarified sludge.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Services of an engineering agency for consultancy and for the development of installations for treating water and sludge, for composting and for the gasification of materials.