The trademark GRE Gauff Rail Engineering was filed by GRE-Gauff Rail Engineering GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 4, 2011, and received one opposition filed on October 4, 2011 by Gauff GmbH & Co. Engineering KG on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by SALLECK + PARTNER and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 4, 2011
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 October 16, 2012.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with Materials of metal for railway tracks.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Traffic lights (light-signalling installations)
Wireless telephony
Railway traffic safety appliances.
The mark was filed in class 19 with Materials for making and coating roads.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Building construction and repair services
Maintenance and repair of buildings
Repair and maintenance of vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Traffic information services
Rail transport/conveyance
Booking of transport
Transport
Railway transport.
The mark was filed in class 41 with Conducting of courses.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods: