The trademark application VDE RETC was filed by VDE Prüf- und Zertifizierungsinstitut GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). Application under examination.
The application was filed in English (German was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Machines and apparatus for the purpose of industrial production, agriculture, forestry, mining, textile machines, construction machines, packaging machines, parts for the aforesaid machines and apparatus
Parts of the aforementioned goods
Washing machines, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, electric sewing machines and parts thereof
Electrically operated industrial kitchen machines
Mixers
Window drives
Blind drives
Leaf blowers
Lawn trimmers
Shutter drives
Gate drives
Door drives
Washer-dryers
Destemmers
Waste compactors
Filling machines
Catalytic converters
Heel manufacturing machines
Suction machines for commercial purposes
Waste water vaporizers
Anchor winches
Motor starters
Painting machines
Drive machines, except for land vehicles
Aeration pumps for aquaria
Lifts
Fleshing machines
Decoring machines
Acetylene cleaning apparatus
Belt conveyors
Tape machines
Mining machines
Cement mixers
Bending presses
Beer pressure apparatus
Beer pumps
Binding machines
Machines for producing bitumen
Sheet-metal printing machines
Electric floor polishing machines and apparatus
Drilling machines
Brewery machines
Mechanical crushers, shredders, and rammers
Fuel converters for combustion engines
Bread slicers
Incubators for eggs
Book binding apparatus and machines for industrial purposes
Ironing machines
Dynamo brushes
Brushes being machine parts
Butter churns
Butter machines
Steam mangles for fabrics
Steam engines
Steam cleaners
Disintegrators
Electric can openers
Drainage machines
Lathes
Torque converters, except for land vehicles
Speed controllers for machines and motors
Threshing machines
Printing plant presses
Compressed air conveyors
Compressed air machines
Pneumatic pumps
Compressed air spray guns for filling compounds
Pressure machines
Pressure regulators
Pressure valves
Dynamo straps
Dynamos
Packing machines
Electric generators
Electric hammers
Electromechanical machines for the chemical industry
Electric motors, except for land vehicles
Elevators
Elevators for agriculture
Degreasing machines
Hoppers for machines
Dedusting systems for cleaning purposes
Earth moving machines
Water heaters
Ore processing machines
Labelling machines
Dyeing machines
Paint spray guns
Filtering machines
Finishing machines
Bottle sealing machines
Bottle washers
Bottle capping machines
Machines for applying sealing caps
Automatically operated pulleys
Braiding machines
Meat grinders
Hoisting apparatus for pits
Hoisting machines
Moulding machines
Electric fruit presses for household purposes
Fodder balers
Blowers for compressing, sucking in and transporting gases
Compressors for inflating flexible structures
Blowers
Vegetable grating machines
Electromechanical apparatus for preparing beverages
Blowers for pressing, sucking in and transporting grain
Grain mills
Grain cleaning machines
Grain husking machines
Thread boring machines
Thread cutting machines
Glass processing machines
Mechanical smoothing presses
Engraving machines
Taps being machine or motor parts
Electric hand drills
Automatically operated hand tools
Automatic reels
Hoisting devices
Machine hoisting winches
Tacking machines
Plaining machines
High-pressure cleaners
Wood processing machines
Lifting devices
Mechanical coffee grinders
Mechanical calendars
Carding machines
Notching machines
Glow plugs for diesel engines
Spark plugs for combustion engines
Chain saws
Electric glue guns
Mechanical adhesive strip dispensers
Kneading machines
Carbon brushes for motors
Mechanical compressors
Compressors for cooling systems
Mechanical cranes
Electric kitchen machines
Electric universal kitchen machines
Coolers for motors
Mechanical cultivators
Clutches, except for land vehicles
Coupling connectors, except for land vehicles
Mechanical shaft couplings
Loading apparatus
Derricks
Loading bridges
Agricultural machines
Travelling cranes
Leather processing machines
Leather sanding machines
Hole punching machines
Electric soldering apparatus
Mechanical air pumps
Magnetos
Magnetos for motors
Mechanical mangles and wringers
Industrial manipulators
Machines for the textile industry
Machine and motor housings
Machine housings
Material hoists
Electric chisels
Electric chiselling machines
Milking machines
Electric knives
Blade grinding machines
Metal processing machines
Milk centrifuges
Mixing machines
Mechanical mixers
Electric mixers for household purposes
Dairy machinery
Motors, except for land vehicles
Mechanical milling machines
Mechanical mills for household purposes
Milling machines
Waste shredders
Electromechanical apparatus for preparing food
Riveting machines
Emergency electricity aggregates and emergency power generators
Paper manufacturing machines
Paper machines
Mechanical pepper mills
Electric polishing machines and devices
Embossing machines
Electric fruit presses
Mechanical presses for commercial purposes
Mechanical pumps
Pumps for heating systems
Lawn mowers
Grass turf cutters
Fabric patterning machines
Electric cleaning machines and devices
Straightening machines
Robots
Escalators
Rotary printing machines
Beet cutting machines
Electric stirring devices
Stirring machines
Power saws
Seed drills
Satining machines
Suction fans
Hemming machines
Peeling machines
Electric machines and devices for shampooing carpets and carpeted floors
Sharpening machines
Electric shears
Shearing machines
Beating machines
Automatic hose reels
Grinding machines
Blacksmith's bellows
Bellows employed in forges
Lubrication pumps
Electric whisks for household use
Snow ploughs
Cutting machines
Machines for manufacturing strings
Mechanical coal or rock cutters
Electric shoe polishing machines
Electric welding machines
Flywheels for machines
Mechanical separators
Typesetting machines
Typesetting machines for photographs
Sieve systems
Sieving machines
Sealing machines for commercial use
Sorting machines for industrial use
Spinning mill machinery
Spinning machines
Machines for producing lace
Dishwashers
Mechanical rammers
Mechanical crushers
Mechanical shredders
Stators being machine parts
Vacuum cleaning systems for cleaning purposes
Stamping machines
Control devices for machines or motors
Tamping machines
Knitting machines
Straw choppers
Tobacco processing machines
Machines for producing pasta
Dividing machines
Animal clippers
Potter's wheels
Transmission bearings
Conveyor belts
Spin dryers
Typographic machines
Typographic presses
Superheaters
Weeding machines
Reduction gears, except for land vehicles
Vacuum pumps
Ventilators for motors
Ignition devices for combustion engines
Carburetors
Corking machines for bottles
Packing and wrapping machines
Mechanical vibrators for industrial purposes
Electric curtain drives
Pre- compressors
Vulcanizing apparatus
Machine jacks
Wagon lifts
Mechanical rolling mills
Washing systems for vehicles
Washing apparatus
Coin operated washing machines
Water turbines
Mechanical looms
Alternators
Tools being machine parts
Machine tools
Winches
Mechanical winches for fishing
Dough dividing and moulding machines
Wringers for laundry
Sausage machines
Couplings and devices for power transmission
Mechanical agricultural devices
Vending machines
Wet vacuum cleaners
Floor treatment and wet scrubbing machines
Kitchen machines
Crushers of food waste
Motor compressors
Pumps
Ironing machines and ironing presses
Stationary circulation pumps for heating and service water installations
Surface-cleaning appliances employing liquids or steam
Electric dishwashers for commercial use
Electric kitchen machines for commercial use
Floor treatment and floor cleaning machines for commercial use
Spray extraction machines for commercial use
Wet and dry vacuum cleaners including power brushes for commercial use
Dispensing appliances and vending machines
Electric lawn mowers
Personal service machines and entertainment machines, namely, automatic vending machines, drink dispensers, automatic bottle return machines, postal processing machines
Hand-held lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers
Hand-held mains-operated lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators
Mains-operated shredders, mills and chippers
Electric grass shears with shear blades
Electric hedge trimmers
Hand-held mains-operated leaf blowers and suckers
Drives for gates, doors and windows
Battery-operated robotic lawn mowers
Fans and related control units being parts of machines
Hammer drills
Electric screwdrivers and impact wrenches
Electric sanders, disc-type polishers and sanders
Circular saws
Hammers being machine parts
Spray guns
Mechanical sheet metal cutters and nibblers
Mechanical thread cutting tools
Reciprocating saws
Jig and sabre saws
Internal vibrators as machine parts
Mechanical plaining tools
Electric tackers and electric fastener driving tools
Routers and laminate trimmers
Electric strapping tools
Biscuit jointers
Band saws
Electric pipe cleaning apparatus
Parting-off grinders
Axial grinders and rotating small tools
Transportable motor-operated electric tools
Circular bench saws
Bench grinders
Diamond drills with water supply
Single spindle vertical moulding machines
Mitre saws
Combined bench and mitre saws
Dispensers
Self-regulating fuel pumps
Fuel pumps for filling stations
Arc cutting devices
Arc welding devices
Electric soldering irons
Welding electrodes
Electric welding machines for plastic packagings
Electric door openers
Electric door closers
Electric pumps for use with aquaria and garden ponds
Galvanization apparatus
Galvanometers
Fog machines.
The mark was filed in class 8 with following description of goods:
Hand tools and implements (hand-operated)
Cutlery
Forks and spoons
Side arms
Razors
Hair clippers and similar devices
Electric appliances for skin and hair care, in particular curling tongs, depilation appliances, hair straighteners, electric nail files, electric water apparatus for cleaning teeth and gums, electric manicure and pedicure apparatus, electric appliances for microdermabrasion
Electrolysis appliances (hair depilation)
Hand-pumped sprayers
Electric irons
Hair-curlers, electrically heated
Electric apparatus for anaesthetising animals
UV or infrared radiation apparatus for cosmetic treatment of the skin, namely apparatus for treatment of scars and pigmentation, Laser tattoo removal device.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Electricity generators, namely, solar energy modules, solar equipment and solar energy converters
Renewable energy installations
Renewable energy equipment
Renewable energy generators
Solar energy installations
Solar energy inverters
Photovoltaic equipment
Photovoltaic installations
Photovoltaic modules
Photovoltaic inverters
Photovoltaic converters
Wind energy installations
Wind energy equipment
Wind energy generators
Bioenergy installations
Bioenergy equipment
Bioenergy generators
Hydroelectric energy installations
Hydroelectric energy equipment
Hydroelectric energy generators
Green hydrogen energy installations
Green hydrogen energy equipment
Green hydrogen generators
Anemometers
Electrical armatures
Starter cables for motors
Anodes
Anode batteries
Answering machines
Electricity sockets
Electrical connection boxes
Electric connecting parts
Connecting parts for electric lines
Antennas
Anti-cathodes
Electric display devices
Optical apertometers
Apparatus and systems for generating X-rays
Apparatus and instruments for astronomy
Apparatus and instruments for heavy- current engineering and weak-current engineering
In particular in the field of transmission
Conversion
Storage
Control and regulation
Including cables
Lines and wires
Switchboards
Sockets
Plugs and connectors
Apparatus and instruments for conducting
Switching
Transforming
Accumulating
Regulating and controlling electricity
In particular cables and wires
Battery chargers
Electric fence devices
Supply track systems for lights
Control units
Ballasts for lamps
DC or AC supplied electronic step-down converters for filament lamps
Apparatus for recording distances
Apparatus for measuring coat thickness
Apparatus for transfilling oxygen
Apparatus for measuring leather thickness
Apparatus for ensuring rail transport
Breathing apparatus except for artificial respiration
Breathing apparatus for diving
Breathing masks except for artificial respiration
Radio audions
Data and data processing programs stored on data carriers
Electric lift controls
Balancing machines
Automatic control devices for vehicles
Azimuthal instruments
Barometers
Electric batteries
Battery-powered electronic control apparatus for emergency lighting
Electronic modules for lights and LED modules
Glow-starters for fluorescent lamps
Transformers
LED modules
Installations with electron guns
Electron accelerators
Ultrasound equipment not for the medical industry
Electric power supplies and transformers
Voltage testers
Semi-conductor elements
Electronics components
Equipment for equipotential bonding
Galvanic cells and batteries
Implosion-proof picture tubes
Condensers
Optoelectronic coupling elements
Installation units for underfloor electric installations
Installation transformers and other electrotechnical installation parts
Fault voltage safety switches
Fault current safety devices
Fault current safety switches with excess current release devices
Connector cables for equipment
Equipment switches
Equipment safety switches
Equipment safety fuses
Appliance couplings
Mains cable branch clamps
Installation boxes
Small distribution boards
Installation switches
Insulators
Cables and insulated conduits for power plants and communications installations
Cable carrier systems
Low-voltage fuses
Electric regulating and control apparatus for household purposes
Switch-fuse units
Contactors for house installations
Connectors for electric installations
Electric plug and socket connections for household and industrial purposes
Electric temperature fuses
Electric connecting material
Electric extension cables for household purposes
Electric meter panels
Electric and electronic components
Electricity limiters
Clothing for protection against accidents, radiation and fire
Exposure meters
Observation instruments
Betatrons
Electric earth electrodes
Earthing rods and electric circuit breakers
Facsimile apparatus
Videophones
Galena detectors
Indicators being light signals
Lightning conductors
Flashlights for photography
Flash lamps for photography
Stamp counting devices
Letter scales
Eyeglass glare protection
Weighbridges
Incubators for bacterial cultures
Booking machines
CD players
CDs
DVDs and other digital recording media
Chips, namely, integrated circuits
Chromatographic instruments for laboratory purposes
Chronographs
Data processing encoders
Blank compact discs
Prerecorded compact discs featuring sound and images
Recorded or downloadable computer software
Computers
Cable management systems consisting of pipes and pipe accessories for the protection and management of insulated conductors and / or cables in electrical or communications installations, and covers for electrical installation equipment intended for domestic use and similar stationary electrical installations
Covers for electrical installation apparatus intended for household and similar fixed electrical installations
Recorded computer operating programs
Computer peripherals
Recorded computer programs
Recorded computer software
Computer keyboards
Data processing equipment
Decompression chambers
Densitometers
Detectors
Diagnostic equipment not for medical purposes
Slide projectors
Electric theft alarm systems
Theft alarm devices
Diffraction apparatus for microscopy
Dictating apparatus
Dimmers being light regulators
Alidades
Disks
Disk drives for computers
Dosing devices
Wires made of metal alloys for electrical fuses
Automatic access control systems, namely, turnstiles
Tachometers
Inductors
Printers for computers
Pressure gauges
Recording manometers
Automatic pressure loss indicators for vehicle tires
Darkroom lamps for photography
Dynamometers
Egg candling lamps
Electrically operated electronic entertainment apparatus, namely, audiovideo, information and communication technology devices marketed as end products
Electrical systems for the remote control of industrial processes
Electric measuring equipment
Electric and electronic household and office apparatus, namely, printers
Scanner-copiers
Document shredders
Keyboards
Electric wires
Electric cables
Electric capacitors
Electrolysers
Electromagnetic coils
Electronic display panels
Electronic pens for visual display units
Electric and electronic apparatus for data processing
Data- processing machines and visual display units
Receivers for sound and images
Range finders
Telemeters
Distance measuring devices
Electric discharge tubes not for illumination purposes
Demagnetization devices for magnetic tapes
Suppressors for electricity
Epidiascopes
Ergometers
Experimental ovens for laboratories
Thread counters
Ticket vending machines
Tachographs for vehicles
Billing machines
Counterfeit detectors
Telecommunications and telephone equipment
Remote switches
Teleprinters
Telephones
Remote control devices for railway switches
Remote control equipment
Electric remote ignition devices
Fire extinguishers
Fire alarms
Film cameras
Film cutting equipment
Fluorescent screens
Frequency meters
Radio receivers
Radio interference filters
Radio masts
Radio sets
Radiotelegraphy devices
Galvanic elements
Galvanic cells
Electroforming apparatus
Fermentation apparatus for laboratory use
Gas, oil and solid-fuel regulation devices having electrical connections
Gas analysers
Gasometers
Printed circuit boards
Automated teller machines (ATM)
Coin changers
Coin-operated mechanisms for television sets
Money counting and cash sorting machines
Apparatus for recording
Transmission and reproduction of sound and images
In particular radio receivers
Tape
CD and data recording devices
Television sets
Equipment for high frequency generation
Speed indicators
Speed control devices for vehicles
Speedometers for photography equipment
Speed regulators for record players
Protective visors for workers
Grids for electric accumulators
Glass with electrically conductive coating
Semiconductors
Halometers
Retainers for electric coils
High frequency equipment
Altimeters
Holograms
Hydrometers
Hygrometers
Magnetic identification cards
Electricity inductors
User interface devices or programs for computers
Ionization devices not for air treatment
Cable ducts for electric cables
Cable marker threads for electric cables
Cable marker sheaths for electric cables
Electric cable clamps
Cable sheaths for electric cables
Calibers being measuring instruments
Calibration rings
Cassette players
Cathodes
Boiler control devices
Optical character readers for data processing
Electricity terminals
Bell buttons
Bells for alarm systems
Electric collectors
Comparators
Compasses
Electric contacts
Electric contacts being made of precious metals
Electric control apparatus
Acoustic couplers
Data processing couplers
Cosmographic instruments
Fuel gauges
Insulated copper wire
Electric couplings
Chargers for electric accumulators
Lactodensimeters
Lactometers
Optical lamps
Land surveying instruments
Laptop computers
Lasers not for medical purposes
Loudspeakers
Loudspeaker boxes
Gauges being measuring instruments
Electrical conductors
Electrical conduits
Reading devices for data processing
Light buoys
Luminous signs
Light-conducting filaments being fiber optics
Blueprinting machines
Heliography machines
Light intensity measuring devices
Punch card office machines
Logs
Sounding devices and machines
Air analysis devices
Magnetic data media
Records
Magnetic tapes
Magnetic tape devices for data processing
Magnetic data carriers
Magnetic wires
Magnets
Magnetic cards
Magnetic plates
Manometers
Marker buoys
Masks for welders
Wires and cables for electric lines
Material control instruments and machines
Mathematical instruments
Computer mice
Mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus
Megaphones
Flow meters
Measuring devices
Electric measuring devices
Measuring instruments
Metal detectors for commercial or military purposes
Meteorological balloons
Meteorological instruments
Metronomes
Micrometers
Microphones
Microprocessors
Microscopes
Microtomes
Modems
Monitors for computers
Recorded computer program monitors
Mounting devices for cinematographic films
Coin- operated music machines
Food analysis devices
Navigational instruments
Fog signals
Clinometers
Neon tubes for advertising
Levelling instruments
Verniers
Notebook computers
Lenses for astrophotography
Ohmmeters
Optical apparatus and instruments
Optical data carriers
Blank optical disks for data processing
Oscillographs
Ozonisation apparatus
Parking meters
Pedometers
Cameras
Photo elements
Photocopiers
Photographic, electrostatic, and thermal photometers
Physical apparatus and instruments
Planimeters
Plates for electric accumulators
Record players
Disk changers got data processing equipment
Polarimeters
Precision measuring instruments
Precision balances
Projectors
Projection screens
Pyrometers
Mercury levels
Radar devices
Radiological apparatus for commercial use
Radios
Radios for vehicles
Framing devices for diapositives
Smoke detectors
Calculating machines
Refractometers
Refractors
Cash registers
Hardware for data processing
Cleaning tapes for recording heads
Cleaning devices for records
Electric relays
Lifebuoys
Life-saving devices
Rheostats
Measuring instruments in the nature of levels
X-ray machines not for medical purposes
X-ray tubes not for medical purposes
Cathodic corrosion protection devices
Saccharimeters
Salt weighing machines
Satellites for scientific purposes
Satining devices for photographs
Acidimeters
Acidimeters for accumulators
Computer scanners
Sound conductors
Sonic membranes
Sound measuring instruments
Switch connection panels
Switches
Switches being circuit breakers
Electric switching devices
Integrated circuits
Electricity control panels
Electricity switchboards
Nautical compasses
Ship signalling systems
Electric locks
Fuses
Crucibles
Steelyard scales
Coin- operated mechanisms for opening car park barriers
Protective gloves against X-rays for commercial use
Protective helmets
Protective masks
Protective devices against X-rays, not for medical purposes
Telecommunications transmitters
Transmitters of electronic signals
Luminescent or mechanical signaling systems
Signal buoys
Signal remote control devices
Signal bells
Signal lanterns
Signal whistles
Luminescent or mechanical signal boards
Silicon wafers for integrated circuits
Simulators for steering and controlling vehicles
Sirens
Smart cards with integrated circuits
Sonars
Probes for scientific purposes
Solar batteries
Voltage boosters
Voltage regulators for vehicles
Storage for data processing systems
Spectrographs
Spectroscopes
Spherometers
Electric coils
Coils for photography
Time clocks
Stereoscopes
Stereoscopic devices
Radiometers
Luminescent or mechanical street boundary posts
Bar code readers
Current rectifiers
Power lines
Busbars for headlights
Circuit closers
Galvanometers
Circuit breakers
Power loss indicators
Current transformers
Commutators
Sulfitometers
Electric buzzers
Speedometers
Torch batteries
Calculators
Electronic pocket translators
Diving apparatus
Diving gloves
Taximeters
Particle accelerators
Parts of the aforementioned goods
Telegraph wires
Telegraphy devices
Telephone wires
Telephone receivers
Telephonic transmission apparatus
Teleprompters
Temperature indicators
Electronic diaries
Text processing devices
Theodolites
Thermion lamps
Thermometers not for medical purposes
Thermostats
Thermostats for vehicles
Sound recorders
Tape recorders
Sound measuring devices
Sound carriers
Sound transmission devices
Sound amplifiers
Sound reproducing apparatus
Electronic calculators
Electric transformers
Transistors
Desiccators for photographs
Door viewers
Electric doorbells
Electronic surveillance apparatus
Shoes for protection against accidents, radiation
And fire
Accident protection gloves
Accident prevention clothing for personal use
Electronic teaching apparatus
Audiovisual teaching apparatus
Vacuometers
Vacuum tubes for wireless telegraphy and telephony
Variometers
Connecting sleeves for electric cables
Electricity connecting components
Enlargers for photography
Measuring apparatus and instruments
Amplifier tubes or amplifier lamps
Electricity distribution boxes
Electricity distribution panels
Blank videotapes
Video cameras
Blank video cassettes, video recorders
Video screens
Blank video game cassettes
Viscometers
Voltmeters
Scales
Weighing apparatus and instruments
Weighing machines
Voting machines
Heat control devices
Water level indicators
Intercom devices
Wavemeters
Wind gauges
Protractors
Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signaling, checking, life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, namely, testing and sampling apparatus
Projection and photo-optical apparatus
Radio interference suppressors
Electronic timers
Ignition batteries
Regulators for stage lightings
Ballasts for LED modules
Ballasts for filament lamps
LED displays.
The mark was filed in class 10 with following description of goods:
Urometers
Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments
Appliances for skin exposure to ultraviolet and infrared radiation
Massage apparatus
Medical oral care apparatus
Devices for water treatment by UV radiation for medical purposes
Radiation protection in diagnostic X-ray equipment
High-frequency surgical apparatus
Short-wave therapy equipment
Defibrillators
Ultrasound apparatus and ultrasound physiotherapy apparatus
Microwave therapy apparatus
Therapeutic X-ray equipment
Nerve and muscle stimulators
Integrated system for radiation safety of gamma irradiation facilities
Anaesthesia systems
Haemodialysis, haemodiafiltration and haemofiltration equipment
Remote controlled and automatically controlled afterloading devices for brachytherapy
Endoscopic equipment
Baby incubators
Transport incubators
Infant radiant warmers
Diagnostic and therapeutic laser equipment
Surgical, therapeutic and diagnostic laser equipment