The trademark application WE KNOW CONDUCTIVITY. was filed by Orion Engineered Carbons IP GmbH & Co. KG, 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).
The Refusal with reference B 019086557 was Rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 22, 2025 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Chemical products for industrial, scientific, and photographic purposes, as well as agricultural, horticultural and forestry purposes, in particular chemical preparations containing carbon black for use in the rubber industry, the printing industry, the plastics industry, the paint, lacquer and coatings industry as well as the sealants and adhesives industry
Fillers for rubber
Fillers for synthetic resins
Carbon black for industrial or agricultural purposes
Carbon
Carbon black for industrial purposes, in particular for use as a reinforcing filler for natural and synthetic rubber and plastics, as a coloring agent, a rheology modifier, a protective agent against ultraviolet radiation, an agent for absorbing infrared light, an antistatic agent, an electrically conductive agent, a dispersant, an antioxidant and/or a reducing agent
Carbon black for use in the manufacture of industrial products such as tires, plastic articles, fibres and coatings, textiles, papers, paints, coatings, varnishes, lacquers, printing inks, toners, printing media, sealants, adhesives, electrode materials, catalysts and technical rubber articles and for use in metallurgical processes
Technical gases being gases and gas mixtures for use in industry, research and science
Gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons, not for use as fuel
Gases and oils for industrial purposes, in particular gases and oils from the processing of waste products such as used tires, for example pyrolysis gas and pyrolysis oil being preparations for use in producing carbon black
Unprocessed synthetic resins, unprocessed plastics, in particular resins and plastics containing carbon black
Adhesives for industrial purposes, in particular adhesives containing carbon black for industrial purposes.
The mark was filed in class 2 with following description of goods:
Paints
Varnishes
Lacquers
Coatings [paints or lacquers]
Dyes
Blacks [dyes or paints]
Pigments
Carbon black as pigment, in particular for use in printer inks, toners, for contactless printing, in sealants, adhesives, paints, coatings, varnishes, lacquers, cement, concrete, rubber as well as plastics
Carbon black as colorant.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Scientific and technological services and related research and design services as well as industrial analysis and research services, in particular chemical analysis, chemical research, chemical services, engineering services, industrial design services, physical research, scientific laboratory services, scientific research, engineering research, technical project studies, materials testing.