The trademark GSN was filed by GSN Schleiftechnik GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 9, 2019, and received one opposition filed on March 5, 2020 by GSN Corporation GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by LECKEL - PATENTANWALTSKANZLEI and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 5, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Machine tools and power tools
Motors and engines and propulsion mechanisms, other than for land vehicles
Machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles)
Trueing machines
Cylindrical grinding machines, Band filter system.
The mark was filed in class 9 with Electric controllers for grinding machines.
The mark was filed in class 35 with Wholesaling and retailing relating to the following goods: machines, machine tools and power-operated tools, grinding machines, refitted grinding machines, band filter systems, used band filter systems, cylindrical grinders, used cylindrical grinders.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Building construction
Maintenance, restoration, installation, refit, optimisation and repair of machines
Maintenance, restoration, installation, refit, optimisation and repair of machine tools
Maintenance, restoration, installation, refit, optimisation and repair of grinding machines
Maintenance, restoration, installation, refit, optimisation and repair of gauge heads, in particular diatronic gauge heads
Sharpening services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Science and technology services and Technical consultancy on process optimisation, in particular on grinding processes..