The trademark VIA was filed by MALL GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 11, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 4, 2020 by LUTRONIK Software GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by WAGNER ALBIGER & PARTNER PATENTANWÄLTE MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 4, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 25, 2020. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on February 17, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Pumps (machines) for waste water and rainwater clarifying installations
Pumps [machines]
Filtering machines used in sewage handling.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software, namely software in the field of rainwater management
Predictive maintenance software,namely in the field of rainwater management
Software for diagnostics and troubleshooting,namely in the field of rainwater management.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Installations for clarifying, purifying and revitalising waste water and rainwater
Water conduits installations
Water distribution installations
Rainwater utilising installations for the sanitary sector
Regulating and safety accessories for the aforesaid installations
Filters [parts of household or industrial installations]
Carbonating inserts for water apparatus
Rainwater purification installations
Aerators
Solar modules for heat generation
Thermal solar collectors
Heat accumulators
Pressure water tanks
Water reservoir
Buffer memory devices for solar thermal installations
Filters for water purifiers
Water filtering units
Filters for use with apparatus for sanitary purposes
Devices for distributing air in wastewater and rainwater tanks.
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Containers and basins (bowls) of concrete and masonry for installations for clarifying, purifying and revitalising waste water and rainwater, and for rainwater utilising installations for the sanitary sector
Containers of masonry, in particular of concrete, in particular for liquid and solid fuels, in particular wood pellets and wood shavings
Prefabricated building components (non-metallic), in particular of concrete, for water reservoirs
Containers of concrete.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Software design and development and Maintenance and updating of computer software..