The trademark HELMKE was filed by J. Helmke & Co., Inh. Titus Helmke e.K., a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 23, 2020, and received one opposition filed on January 12, 2021 by Robert Bosch GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Alvermann, Dieter and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 12, 2021
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 September 5, 2021. Partial Surrender of the trademark registration was recorded on January 17, 2024.
The Appeal with reference B R1372/2022-2 was Opposition rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 18, 2022 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003138887 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on June 8, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with Drive units, other than for land vehicles and Propulsion systems based on the following products: Drive units, [electric machines ] In class 7, Namely electric motors, three-phase AC motors, Direct current motors, Electricity generators, Current generators, Standby electricity generators, Alternators, Asynchronous motors, Synchronous motors, Starters for motors and engines and Parts for the aforesaid goods, included in class 7 The aforesaid goods, with the exception of mass civilian use in passenger cars and commercial vehicles for road transport..
The mark was filed in class 9 with Apparatus and instruments for the conducting, checking, distribution, transformation, storage, regulation or control of electric current, Especially Frequency transformers, Current rectifiers, Transformers [electricity], Inverters [electricity] and Current transformers The aforesaid goods, with the exception of mass civilian use in passenger cars and commercial vehicles for road transport.
The mark was filed in class 37 with Installation, maintenance and repair of drives, drive systems and electric machines Especially In connection with the following goods: Electric motors, Three-phase AC motors, direct current motors, Electrical power generators, Electric current generating generators, Standby electricity generators, Alternators, Asynchronous motors, Synchronous motors, Motor starters and and parts therefor, The aforesaid goods, with the exception of mass civilian use in passenger cars and commercial vehicles for road transport.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Engineering services, Namely technical consultancy and Project planning, Technical system planning for all of the aforesaid services with the exception of mass civilian use in passenger cars and commercial vehicles for road transport.