The trademark R+S Automotive was filed by OLBRICH GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 9, 2020, and received one opposition filed on November 9, 2020 by ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MITSCHERLICH, PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE, PARTMBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 9, 2020
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 January 25, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Machines for making and processing sheet products, parts therefor and installations composed thereof
Machines and installations composed thereof for the production of vehicle parts
Parts for the aforesaid machines, in particular foaming installations, die-cutting machines, moulding presses, scoring machines, laminating machines, water-jet cutting cubicles, milling machines, long-fibre injection machines, parts for the aforesaid machines, in particular foaming tools, injection moulding tools, stamping dies, moulding tools, laminating tools
Machines and machine tools for treatment of materials and for manufacturing
Disengaging mechanisms being parts of machines
Workpiece clamping attachments [parts of machines]
Indexing drive machines
Electric drives for machine tools
Electrical drives for machines
Electrical brakes for machines
Electric motors, and their parts, not for land vehicles
Electronic controls for motors
Traps for dust [part of machines]
Guides for machines
Balances for power operated tools
Casings for industrial machines
Crankcases for machines, motors and engines
Articulated transmissions for machines
Handles being parts of machine tools
Power transmission belts for industrial machines
Ball rings for machine tools
Slitting machines for industrial use
Motor drive units [other than for land vehicles]
Motors, other than for land vehicles
Spindles for machine tools
Dispensing machines
Industrial robots
Coating machines
Shaping and moulding machines
Material production and processing machines
Cutting, drilling, abrading, sharpening and surface treatment machines and apparatus
Vapor deposition machines
Automated assembly machines
Rotating electrical machines
Electric caulking guns
Moulding machines
Dyeing machines
Guidance frameworks for machine tools
Tempering machines
Mechanical tools
Machines for the manufacture of moulds
Racket stringing machines
Cigarette making machines
Machines for use in assembly
Assembly presses
Pneumatic driving motors, other than for land vehicles
Industrial pneumatic tools
Process control units [pneumatic]
Process control instruments [pneumatic]
System control instruments (Pneumatic -)
Air-powered tools
Pneumatic tools [machines]
Imprinting machines for industrial purposes
Robotic mechanisms for working plastic material
Tools for machine tools
Machine tools
Machine tools for sale in kit form
Machining (Apparatus for -)
Cigarette machines for industrial purposes
Current generators.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Surface grinding
Application of wear resistant coatings to engineering components
Processing of metal surfaces by abrasive polishing
Processing of metal surfaces using precision grinding techniques
Treatment and coating of metal surfaces
Providing information relating to the processing of plastics
Metal colouring [not painting]
Providing material treatment information
Swaging services in respect of automobile parts
Cold forming of metal
Laser scribing services
Metal brazing
Metal casting
Metallizing
Polishing of metals
Extrusions of metal
Metal stamping
Metallurgical processing
Metallurgical smelting
Cutting of metal
Metal plating
Burnishing services
Ribbons
Stamping [pressing]
Blast treatment of a surface (Services for the -)
Joining of components using ultrasonic welding techniques
Chromium plating of metallic objects
Textile finishing
Heat treatment of metals
Application of relief patterns to board surfaces
Custom assembling of automobile bodies and chassis for others
Custom assembling of electronic components for medical devices
Metal fabrication and finishing services
Edging of textiles
Moulding of textiles
Moulding of synthetic products
Custom manufacture of molds for use in industry
Customisation of motor vehicles
Custom manufacture of elastomeric components
Custom manufacture of thermoplastic components
Custom manufacture of pharmaceuticals
Joining of components using adhesives
Rental of assembly machine equipment
Cloth cutting
Cutting of textiles
Custom assembling of leather materials for others
Custom assembling of materials for others
Assembly of products for others
Energy production
Acrylic finishing of vehicles
Application of backing to carpet to the order of others
Etching
Cloth edging
Edging of fabric
Wool (Edging of -).
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Engineering services, In particular technical project planning and construction planning of systems and machines for processing injection moulded parts, sheet products and technical textiles used in motor vehicles
Design services
IT services
Testing, authentication and quality control
Science and technology services
Consultancy in the field of construction drafting
Advice relating to the design of computer hardware
Advisory services relating to design engineering
Computer aided design for manufacturing operations
Computer aided part and mould design services
Computer assisted engineering design services
Computer-aided engineering design services
Computer-aided engineering design and drawing services
Computer-aided industrial design
Design of vehicles and vehicle parts and components
Design of motor vehicles
Design services for parts of motor vehicles
Design feasibility studies
Design and development of diagnostic apparatus
Design and development of new products
Design and testing for new product development
Design and testing of new products
Design of manufacturing methods
Designing of electrical systems
Design of electric circuit boards
Designing of electronic systems
Design of motor vehicle parts
Design of land vehicle parts
Design of mechanical and micromechanical components
Design of specialist machinery
Design services relating to metal-working presses
Design services relating to metal-working tools
Design services relating to integrated circuits
Design of computer hardware
Industrial engineering design services
Industrial art design
Design of computer hardware for the manufacturing industries
Technical assessments relating to design
Engineering design and consultancy
Technological services relating to design
Technological services and design relating thereto
Textile design services
Textile design services for motor vehicle trim
Design of instruments
None of the aforesaid services being those relating to the following goods: measuring, signalling, inspecting and testing apparatus and instruments, electric and electronic telecommunications apparatus, High-frequency transmitting and receiving apparatus, Measurement transducers, Test probes [electrical], Antennas, Radio transmitters and receivers, Radio system components, Radio network management systems, Electric and electronic monitoring installations and apparatus, Mobile phone installations and apparatus, Base stations for radio networks, Security scanners, Body scanners (not for medical purposes), Radio scanners, Audio analysis apparatus, Power testers, Transducers, In particular frequency transformers, Frequency extenders, Apparatus and instruments for wireless communication.