EUTM file information

001372937

California

November 4, 1999

Trademark Summary

The trademark California was filed by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 9, 2000, and received one opposition filed on October 9, 2000 by FORD AUTOMOTIVE GROUP SAS on undefined. the opponent was represented by MARKPLUS INTERNATIONAL and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 9, 2000

It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 0969859 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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

Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on December 9, 2009, and the other one on September 15, 2019.

Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on January 18, 2001. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 11, 2011. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 11, 2011. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 19, 2011. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on May 1, 2012. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 21, 2012. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 20, 2013. Declaration under Art.28(8) EUTMR of the trademark registration was recorded on April 2, 2017. Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 1, 2018.

The Opposition with reference B 000314502 was rejected according to Rule 20(1) CTMIR with decision issued on October 9, 2002 by the EUIPO.

Goods And Services

  • The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
    1. Apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water and parts therefor
    2. Vehicles and parts therefor, Including motor vehicles and parts therefor, Motors for land vehicles
    3. Vehicle covers [shaped]
    4. Axle journals
    5. Air bags [safety devices for automobiles]
    6. Trailer hitches for vehicles
    7. Transmission chains for land vehicles
    8. Driving motors for land vehicles
    9. Shafts for land vehicles
    10. Tyres for motor vehicles
    11. Sleeping berths for vehicles
    12. Saddle covers for bicycles or motorcycles
    13. Balance weights for vehicle wheels
    14. Anti-glare devices for vehicles
    15. Davits for boats
    16. Boat hooks
    17. Brake segments for vehicles
    18. Brake facings for vehicles
    19. Brake shoes for vehicles
    20. Portholes
    21. Vehicle chassis
    22. Automobile chassis
    23. Anti-theft devices for vehicles
    24. Anti-theft alarms for vehicles
    25. Bogies for railway cars
    26. Torque converters for land vehicles
    27. Jet engines for land vehicles
    28. Motors, electric, for land vehicles
    29. Bicycle and wheel supports (parts of bicycles, wheels)
    30. Brakes for bicycles, cycles
    31. Rims for wheels of bicycles, cycles
    32. Cycle bells
    33. Chains for bicycles, cycles
    34. Baskets adapted for bicycles
    35. Handle bars for bicycles, cycles, Hubs for bicycle wheels
    36. Dress guards for bicycles, cycles
    37. Pedals for cycles
    38. Pumps for bicycles, cycles
    39. Wheels for bicycles, cycles
    40. Frames for bicycles, cycles
    41. Bicycle tires [tyres]
    42. Cycle saddles
    43. Inner tubes for bicycles, cycles
    44. Spokes for bicycles, cycles
    45. Direction indicators for bicycles
    46. Direction signals for vehicles
    47. Brakes for vehicles
    48. Windows for vehicles
    49. Bodies for vehicles
    50. Wheeled vehicles
    51. Vehicle wheel spokes
    52. Vehicle tires
    53. Vehicle seats
    54. Doors for vehicles
    55. Hoods for vehicles
    56. Rims for vehicle wheels
    57. Repair outfits for inner tubes
    58. Mine cart wheels
    59. Freewheels for land vehicles
    60. Crankcases for land vehicle components, other than for engines
    61. Luggage nets for vehicles
    62. Panniers adapted for cycles
    63. Luggage carriers for vehicles
    64. Gear boxes for land vehicles
    65. Casters [wheels] for trolleys
    66. Tires (Non-skid devices for vehicle -)
    67. Horns for vehicles
    68. Hydraulic circuits for vehicles
    69. Upholstery for vehicles
    70. Automobile bodies
    71. Automobile chains
    72. Pushchair hoods
    73. Head-rests for vehicle seats
    74. Couplings for land vehicles
    75. Cranks for cycles
    76. Tailgates (Am) Elevating -, Power -[parts of land vehicles]
    77. Tipping bodies for lorries [trucks]
    78. Treads for retreading tires [tyres]
    79. Tyre casings
    80. Traction engines
    81. Pumps (Air -) [vehicle accessories]
    82. Motors for land vehicles
    83. Hoods for vehicle engines
    84. Automobile hoods
    85. Hubs for vehicle wheels
    86. Bands for wheel hubs
    87. Paddles for canoes
    88. Stroller covers
    89. Connecting rods for land vehicles, other than parts of motors and engines
    90. Screw-propellers
    91. Buffers for railway rolling stock
    92. Axles for vehicles
    93. Gearing for land vehicles
    94. Hub caps
    95. Treads for vehicles [roller belts]
    96. Pneumatic tyres
    97. Tires for vehicle wheels
    98. Reversing alarms for vehicles
    99. Rearview mirrors
    100. Oars
    101. Oarlocks
    102. Ship hulls
    103. Saddles for bicycles, cycles or motorcycles
    104. Clutches for land vehicles
    105. Windscreen wipers
    106. Fenders for ships
    107. Cleats [nautical]
    108. Funnels for ships
    109. Marine propellers
    110. Screws [propellers] for ships
    111. Spars for ships
    112. Steering gears for ships
    113. Inner tubes for pneumatic tires
    114. Tubeless tires [tyres] for bicycles, cycles
    115. Ejector seats for aircraft
    116. Mudguards
    117. Anti-skid chains
    118. Seat covers for vehicles
    119. Funnels for locomotives
    120. Inclined ways for boats
    121. Cycle mudguards
    122. Tire patches
    123. Safety belts for vehicle seats
    124. Safety seats for children, for vehicles
    125. Security harness for vehicles seats
    126. Ski carriers for cars
    127. Sun-blinds adapted for automobiles
    128. Ships (Timbers [frames] for -)
    129. Spoke clips for wheels
    130. Spikes for tires [tyres]
    131. Tires (Flanges of railway wheel -)
    132. Steering wheels for vehicles
    133. Rudders
    134. Suspension shock absorbers for vehicles
    135. Shock absorbers for automobiles
    136. Shock absorbing springs for vehicles
    137. Vehicle bumpers
    138. Bumpers for automobiles
    139. Vehicle petrol [gas] tanks (Caps for -)
    140. Torsion bars for vehicles
    141. Vehicle suspension springs
    142. Driving chains for land vehicles
    143. Propulsion mechanisms for land vehicles
    144. Vehicle running boards
    145. Turbines for land vehicles
    146. Transmissions, for land vehicles
    147. Reduction gears for land vehicles
    148. Valves for vehicle tires [tyres]
    149. Disengaging gear for boats
    150. Undercarriages for vehicles
    151. Tipping apparatus, parts of trucks and waggons
    152. Railway couplings
    153. Windscreens
    154. Stern oars
    155. Bicycle gears
    156. Motors for cycles
    157. Cycle stands.
  • The mark was filed in class 28 with following description of goods:
    1. Games and playthings
    2. Gymnastic and sporting articles included in class 28
    3. Including scale model vehicles, especially scale model cars, balls, plush toys, apparatus for electronic games other than those adapted for use with television receivers only.
  • The mark was filed in class 37 with Construction, repair, dismantling and maintenance of vehicles and including vehicle repair in the course of vehicle breakdown service, cleaning, servicing and varnishing of vehicles..