018892900

Vertical

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June 24, 2023

Trademark Summary

The trademark vertical was filed by Aurelia Media GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 29, 2023, and received one opposition filed on September 28, 2023 by VERTICAL FUTURE LIMITED on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by WILLIAMS POWELL and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 28, 2023

The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

The Opposition with reference B 003204095 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 21, 2024 by the EUIPO.

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Electric car charging piles
  2. Charging stations for electric vehicles
  3. Load banks
  4. Static grounding systems and apparatus.
• The mark was filed in class 34 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Articles for use with tobacco
  2. Matches
  3. Tobacco and tobacco products (including substitutes)
  4. Personal vaporisers and electronic cigarettes, and flavourings and solutions therefor
  5. Hookah tobacco
  6. Smokeless tobacco
  7. Roll-your-own tobacco
  8. Raw tobacco
  9. Herbs for smoking
  10. Flavourings for tobacco
  11. Flavored tobacco
  12. Manufactured tobacco
  13. Inhalable aerosols and carrier substances therefor, for use in water pipes
  14. Chewing tobacco
  15. Tobacco substitutes not for medical purposes
  16. Tobacco free oral nicotine pouches [not for medical use]
  17. Cigarette tobacco
  18. Cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos and other ready-for-use smoking articles.