The trademark SK was filed by DENSO-Holding GmbH & Co., a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 12, 2016, and received one opposition filed on June 16, 2016 by Industrias Alcorenses Confederadas, S.A. (INALCO, S.A.) on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Ungría López, Javier and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 16, 2016
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Cancellation Proceedings
A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2016.The first Cancellation was filed by Kebulin-Gesellschaft Kettler GmbH & Co. KG (represented by ???) on May 1, 2017 and Final decision on costs – Request withdrawn.The second Cancellation was filed by Süddeutsche Teerindustrie GmbH & Co. KG (represented by Geitz Patentanwälte PartG mbB) on December 18, 2024 and Adversarial proceedings are ongoing.
Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on March 29, 2017. Decisions on applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on May 10, 2017. Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on January 14, 2025.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 2 with following description of goods:
Inhibitors for preventing corrosion
Anti-rust preparations for preservation and anti-corrosive preparations, in particular including in the form of pastes, mastics and tapes, including primers and adhesion promoters, in particular based on petrolatum, preferably based on polymer-modified petrolatum
Anti-corrosive bands and Anti-corrosive wrappings
Bituminous substances in the form of anti-corrosive compounds, anti-corrosive mastics, anti-corrosive pastes, anti-corrosive strands, anti-corrosive profiles, anti-corrosive strips, anti-corrosive plates, anti-corrosive discs, anti-corrosive films, anti-corrosive coatings, anti-corrosive tapes and anti-corrosive sheets.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Insulating compounds
Insulating materials for heat and cold protection for technical installations, structures and components, traffic zones, Pipe cigars, Flexible pipes, not of metal, Pipelines, Investment and Containers
Plastic and elastic weatherstripping compositions and joint packings for structures, traffic areas, installations, components, pipes, pipelines, tubes and containers, including for sealing against one another, in particular for joint sealing, and for vertical and horizontal joints
Natural and synthetic rubbers and plastic substitutes therefor, and mixtures of the aforesaid materials, in particular in the form of joint tapes, vertical and horizontal joint sealers, paints, compounds, mastics, pastes, emulsions, dispersions, profiles, binders, bands, sheets, foils, cords, strips and solid and foam rings, all for building protection, insulation and sealing purposes
Mixtures of natural and synthetic rubbers and plastic substitutes therefor with bituminous materials, in particular in the form of joint tapes, vertical and horizontal joint sealers, paints, compounds, mastics, pastes, emulsions, dispersions, profiles, binders, bands, sheets, foils, cords, strips and solid and foam rings, all for building protection, insulation and sealing purposes
Sealants in the form of pastes
Sealing pastes
Bituminous materials in the form of joint tapes, vertical and horizontal joint sealers, weatherstripping compositions, sealing mastics, sealing cords, sealing profiles, sealing strips, sealing plates, sealing washers, sealing bands and sealing sheets
Expansion joint fillers.
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Bitumen
Bituminous products for building, including for traffic areas
Bituminous materials, other than bitumen varnish and for sealing purposes, in particular in the form of joint tapes and masking tapes, in the form of vertical and horizontal sealants, in the form of casting compounds, in the form of protective compounds for buildings, in the form of paints for buildings, in the form of strands, in the form of filling compounds, and in the form of building coatings
All of the aforesaid goods solely belonging to the field of infrastructure, in particular sewer construction and silage facilities, power stations and station construction, sea and inland ports, road and track construction, structural engineering, ventilating and air conditioning technology and electrical engineering, take-off and landing strips, wagon and container construction, and pipelines.