The trademark Novicoat was filed by Conti Coatings GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 31, 2008, and received one opposition filed on October 28, 2008 by Flint Group Germany GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by LICHTENSTEIN & KÖRNER RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 28, 2008
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 May 13, 2018.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 19, 2010. Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on May 3, 2012. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on May 22, 2012. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on November 7, 2021.
The application claimed as seniority of the Federal Republic of Germany trademark null registered on June 2, 1996 and filed on February 20, 1996 which was accepted by the office.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Chemicals used in industry, in particular base materials, raw materials, auxiliary materials and active substances for manufacturing industrial cleaning and scouring preparations, metal mordants, including defrosting preparations, protective preparations for metals, phosphating preparations, chromatising preparations
Solvents, thinners, paints, undercoats and varnishes, preservatives for surface protection and lubricants
Chemical preservatives for surface protection, in particular for metal parts and for vehicle surfaces
Metal mordants, including defrosting preparations.
The mark was filed in class 2 with following description of goods:
Thinners for paints, lacquers and primers
Paints, varnishes, lacquers and undercoats
Anti-rust oils, surface protection products, namely anti-rust greases, anti-corrosives, colorants, binding preparations for paint, thickeners for paints, fixing preparations, waterproofing preparations, hardening agents, protective preparations for metals, in particular phosphating preparations and chromatising preparations
Preservatives against deterioration of wood, mordants for leather and wood.
The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
Industrial cleaning preparations and degreasing preparations with a solvent base
Industrial cleaning preparations and scouring preparations with an emulsion base, paint and lacquer removing preparations, bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations, oils for cleaning preparations