EUTM file information

011032851

METRO INTERNATIONAL

July 10, 2012

Trademark Summary

The trademark METRO INTERNATIONAL was filed by METRO INTERNATIONAL S.R.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 2, 2012, and received undefined oppositions.

Opposition Proceedings

There are undefined Oppositions claimed against trademark.

The first opposition filed on December 2, 2012 by Metro International S.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (c) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by ZACCO SWEDEN AB and its proceedings were handled in English The second opposition filed on November 26, 2012 by MIP METRO Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. and its proceedings were handled in English

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

Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 25, 2012.

Goods And Services

  • The mark was filed in class 6 with Tubs of metal and Swimming pools of metal..
  • The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
    1. Machines and Apparatus for the food industry
    2. Installations, equipment and machines for the transport, packaging, palletisation and storage of goods
    3. Conveyors
    4. Pneumatic transporters
    5. Belt conveyors
    6. Belt conveys
    7. Elevators
    8. Machines for filling and empting bags, containers and packaging
    9. Installations, equipment and machines for peeling, chopping, cutting, dicing, squeezing, paring and slicing vegetables and fruit
    10. Installations, equipment and machines for washing vegetable and fruit
    11. Separators for foodstuffs
    12. Machines for mixing foodstuffs
    13. Complete production lines for producing pulp and tomato puree
    14. Complete production lines for producing sauces and juices.
  • The mark was filed in class 11 with Installations and machines for sterilising, drying, heating, parboiling, pasteurising and chilling vegetables, fruit and foodstuffs.
  • The mark was filed in class 19 with Tubs not of metal and Swimming pools, not of metal..