The trademark MULTISLIDE was filed by ACS Coating Systems GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 22, 2006, and received one opposition filed on April 23, 2006 by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Brink, Ursula and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 23, 2006
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on January 20, 2015.
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on December 7, 2010. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on December 8, 2013. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 20, 2019.
The application claimed as seniority of the Federal Republic of Germany trademark null registered on March 2, 2000 and filed on August 4, 1999 which was accepted by the office.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 2 with following description of goods:
Paints, varnishes, lacquers
Preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood
Colorants
Mordants
Raw natural resins
Metals in foil and powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artists.
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Machines for processing metal, timber and plastics, machines for the chemical industry, agriculture, mining, textile machines, machines for the drinks industry, construction equipment, packing machines
And machine tools
Motors and engines (except for land vehicles)
Machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles)
Agricultural implements other than hand-operated
Sliding equipment with sliding coatings, included in class 7
Engine gaskets being parts for motors and engines of all kinds, in particular cylinder head gaskets
The aforesaid goods in particular of metal.
The mark was filed in class 14 with cooking utensils of precious metal.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and goods made from these materials and included in class 17
Plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture
Packing, stopping and insulating materials
Flexible pipes, not of metal
Packing materials, included in class 17
Plastic coatings, in particular multi-layer plastic coatings forming part of seals and machine parts.
The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
Household or kitchen utensils and containers (not of precious metal or coated therewith)
Combs and sponges
Brushes (except paint brushes)
Brush-making materials
Articles for cleaning purposes
Steelwool
Unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building)
Glassware, porcelain and earthenware (included in class 21)