The trademark KNAUS E.POWER was filed by Knaus Tabbert AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 17, 2021, and received one opposition filed on January 16, 2022 by HELMUT KNAUS KG Campingparks on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (c) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PĂ–HNER SCHARFENBERGER Inh. Dr. Burkhard Scharfenberger and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 16, 2022
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1668457 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).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Power distribution or control machines and apparatus for land vehicles
Inverters for land vehicles
Electrical controls
Electric connectors
Electricity supply systems
Batteries, electric.
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Caissons [vehicles]
Trailers [vehicles]
Components for the outer bodies of vehicles
Camping cars
Undercarts for vehicles
Vehicles fitted with living accommodation
Mobile homes [caravans]
Vehicles for use on land
Vehicles
Electric bicycles
Truck campers [recreational vehicles]
Vehicles for locomotion by land, air, water or rail
Protective interiors for vehicles
Trailer chassis for vehicles
Self-propelled electric vehicle
Radiator grilles for vehicles
Electric vehicles
Camping cars
Trailers [vehicles]
Caravans
Vehicles for use on land
Automobiles and structural parts therefor
Parts and fittings for vehicles
Camper vans
Vans [vehicles]
Camping cars
Camper vans
Electrically-assisted land vehicles
Engines for land vehicles
Motors, electric, for land vehicles
Motors, electric, for land vehicles
Bodies for land vehicles
Automobile chassis
Electric vehicles and their parts and fittings
Fuel cell vehicles and their parts and fittings
AC motors or DC motors for land vehicles (not including "their parts")
Shafts, axles or spindles (for land vehicles)
Driving motors for land vehicles
Hybrid drives for motor vehicles
SUV (Sport utility vehicles)
Electric cars
Hubs for vehicle wheels
Electric and/or electronic braking devices for vehicles of all kinds
Plug-in hybrid vehicles
Plug-in electric vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Service stations for the maintenance of vehicles
Charging of electric vehicles
Vehicle maintenance
Vehicle maintenance and repair
Service stations for the repair of vehicles
Maintenance, servicing and repair of vehicles
Automobile repair
Assembly [installation] of parts for vehicles
Assembly [installation] of accessories for vehicles
Maintenance and repair of electric vehicles
Repair and maintenance of electrical controls
Repair and maintenance of electric connectors
Repair and maintenance of electronic data processing equipment
Repair and maintenance of signalling apparatus
Repair and maintenance of electric inspecting apparatus and instruments
Repair and maintenance of electric power systems
Repair and maintenance of batteries, electric
Repair and maintenance of electric and/or electronic braking devices for vehicles of all kinds.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods: