The trademark was filed by Volkmann GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 9, 2018, and received one opposition filed on March 7, 2019 by VOSS Fluid GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Dr. Solf & Zapf Patent- und Rechtsanwalts PartG mbB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 7, 2019
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1473804 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).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 5, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Common metals and their alloys
Construction materials, of metal, Other than couplings for hydraulic pipe connection systems
Buildings, transportable, of metal
Ironmongery, small items of metal hardware
Metal pipes (not for use in hydraulic pipe connection systems)
Metal products, as far as these goods are not included in other classes, in particular, Strainers, Grids, boxes, Pulleys, Pipes, Hooks, Casings, Lids, Crates, Boards, Presses, Discs, Containers, Moulded parts, Sleeves, Locks, Clamps, Alloys, Neck rings, Slabs, Buildings, Chests, Wire, Poles, Air and/or gas ducts and/or pipes, Frames, Fixings, Bolts, Modular buildings, Prefabricated building elements, Transportable structures, Modular building components, Separating and/or inert gas vessels and containers of metal, The aforesaid goods being other than couplings for hydraulic pipe connection systems
Containers made of metal included in Class 06
Storage and packaging containers, transport containers, barrels of metal
Closures of metal for containers
Nozzles, Blasting nozzles, of metal, None of the aforesaid goods for hydraulic pipe connection systems
Metal powder for additive manufacturing processes and/or 3D printers, Metals in foil and powder form for additive manufacturing processes and/or 3D printers.
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Machines, Namely machines for processing and treatment of bulk materials, Vacuum packaging machines, Machines for comminuting, Machines for bulk handling of powdered and granular materials, lifting machines for transporting bulk materials and parts therefor
Machine tools and parts therefor
Filling machines and installations
Extracting machines, Apparatus for gas extraction and/or liquid extraction and/or dust extraction (for workplaces and/or for machines)
Dust separators
Packing machines
Machines and installations for transporting and/or dosing and/or recovery of (amorphous and/or powdered or granular and/or lumpy and/or gel-like and/or paste-like and/or particular) bulk materials
Cleaning machines and/or installations, dry cleaning installations and parts therefor
Suction equipment, Industrial vacuum cleaners
Machines and/or installations for creating and/or maintaining a vacuum and parts for all of the aforesaid
Motors, engines and vacuum motors, other than motors and engines for land vehicles
Vacuum pumps and parts therefor
Machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles)
Filters (parts of machines and engines)
Filters for gases [machines], Venturi scrubbers, Filter candles (parts of machines), filter bags (parts of machines), filter modules (parts of machines), dust filters (parts of machines)
Joints [parts of engines]
Pumps and parts therefor, Vacuum and jet pumps and parts therefor
Vacuum filters (parts of machines)
Vacuum seals (parts of machines)
Strainers and Sifting installations
Vibration machines and installations, ultrasound-generating machines and/or ultrasonic equipment for machines and installations
Separators and Valves
Vacuum suction cups (parts of machines)
Air suction machines
Pressure level compensators (parts of machines)
Vacuum conveyors and components and/or parts therefor
Apparatus and vacuum conveying installations for conveying (amorphous and/or powdered or granular and/or lumpy and/or gel-like and/or paste-like and/or particular) bulk materials by means of vacuum or compressed air having a weighing and/or dosing function or having a product lock
Dosing locks
Lifting columns
Lump breakers
Installations for supplying inert gas and/or for inertising machines and containers and parts therefor
Product discharge stations
Machines and/or installations for treatment of materials, machines and installations for processing and/or conveying and/or packaging toxic materials
Machines/machine components for transporting and/or supplying and/or recovery of amorphous materials (powders, granulates, grains, gels, pastes) for generative (shaping) or additive production processes and equipment
Machines/machine components for transporting and/or supplying and/or recovery of amorphous materials (powders, granulates, grains, gels, pastes) for 3D printing processes or equipment
Machines/machine components for transporting and/or supplying and/or recovery of amorphous materials (powders, granulates, grains, gels, pastes) for 3D laser printing processes or equipment
Housings for machines, housings having an inert gas supply for machines
Generative or additive production equipment, machines for conducting generative or additive production processes, 3D printers, 3D laser printers
None of the aforesaid goods for use in hydraulic pipe connection systems.
The mark was filed in class 8 with Hand tools and implements (hand-operated) and Hand-held implements for sorting, filling and packaging..
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Scientific, surveying, optical, photographic, cinematographic, CCD, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision) and teaching apparatus and instruments
Electric, electronic or mechanical weighing, measuring and dosing apparatus or installations
Apparatus, instruments or machines for electronically or mechanically recording weight and/or size and/or fabric and/or material
Dosage dispensers and instruments
Vacuum measuring apparatus, Pressure measuring apparatus, Current measuring apparatus, Gas testing instruments
Sensor
Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity
Data processing equipment, computers
Computer software
Digital recording devices
Machines and installations for weighing (amorphous and/or powdered or granular and/or lumpy and/or gel-like and/or paste-like and/or particular) bulk materials
Vacuum switches.
The mark was filed in class 22 with following description of goods:
Cordage
Cord
Nets
Tarpaulins
Sacks, storage and transport sacks, bags, containers, collectors, included in this class
Storage and transport equipment, included in this class, namely pouches, Straps, Sacks, Elastic bulk material containers, Backpacks, Tarpaulins (of plastic) for transport.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Repair in relation to filling machines, extraction machines, separating machines, filtering machines, weighing machines, packaging and cleaning machines, product discharge stations, transport machines for filling, extracting, separating, filtering, weighing, packaging and cleaning
Maintenance and installation in relation to filling machines, extraction machines, separating machines, filtering machines, weighing machines, packaging and cleaning machines, product discharge stations, transport machines for filling, extracting, separating, filtering, weighing, packaging and cleaning
Repair and/or maintenance of mechanical dosing equipment
Repair and/or maintenance of mechanical transport equipment
Repair and/or maintenance of filling machines and installations
Repair and/or maintenance of product discharge stations
Repair and/or maintenance of inert gas supplying machines and/or installations
Repair and/or maintenance of filtering machines and/or installations
Repair and maintenance of gas extraction and/or liquid extraction and/or dust extraction and/or separating installations
Repair and maintenance of industrial vacuum cleaners
Repair and maintenance of additive production equipment
Repair and maintenance of 3D printers.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Transport
Services for the transport of goods
Packaging and storage of goods.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
Industrial analysis and research services
Consultancy and/or design and/or development of apparatus, machines and installations in the field of filling, vacuum, suction, separating, filtering, packaging, conveying, sorting, weighing, dosing, inertising, 3D printing and cleaning technology
Design and development of computer hardware and software
Vacuum technology or engineering
Material technology and/or engineering
Consultancy in the field of product development and quality improvement
Services in the field of workplace cleanliness, namely consultancy in the field of workplace automation for cleaning purposes.