005452677

Powercon

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November 8, 2006

Trademark Summary

The trademark powercon was filed by I.R.C.E.L. S.R.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 22, 2007, and received one opposition filed on July 5, 2007 by VARTA Microbattery GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PATENTANWÄLTE RUFF, WILHELM, BEIER, DAUSTER & PARTNER MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 5, 2007

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

The Opposition with reference B 001183896 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on December 11, 2008 by the EUIPO.

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 9 with Scientific, measuring, signalling apparatus and instruments, apparatus and systems for checking industrial processes and apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling, converting and generating electricity..
• The mark was filed in class 10 with Electric medical apparatus.
• The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
  2. Industrial analysis and research services
  3. Design and development of computer hardware and software.