The trademark RePilot was filed by KRONES AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 22, 2020, and received one opposition filed on June 15, 2020 by W. Bälz & Sohn GmbH & Co. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Rüger Abel Patentanwälte PartGmbB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 15, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Machines for the drinks, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical and plastic processing industries
Machines for maltings, dairies and breweries
Recycling installations (machines)
Machines for the production of bottles of plastic
Machines for degasifying beverages
Mixers (machines) for making beverages
Machines for mixing beverages with carbon dioxide
Machines for the production, coating, transport, treatment, crushing, testing, packaging and recycling of bottles, cans, jars, packages, cartons, bottle crates and parcels
Machines for the transport, treatment, testing, packaging and recycling of crushed plastic containers
Machines for palletising, depalletising, wrapping, unpacking, sorting, cleaning, decontamination, filling, closing, labelling and packaging
Machines for printing on containers
Machines for injection moulding, injection blow moulding, extrusion moulding, stretch blowing and blowing machines for the manufacture of hollow bodies, in particular containers of plastic
Machines for the further processing of plastic flakes
Injection and blow moulds (parts of machines)
Machines and mechanical equipment for storage, transport, testing, sorting, heating, cooling and shaping of blanks for plastic bottles
Sorting machines for bulk goods and in particular for container closures
Buffer devices for container buffering, in particular during container transport
Parts of the aforesaid machines and apparatus
Storage systems and components of storage systems and warehouse management systems, in particular for the beverage, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, chemical and plastics processing industries, in particular pneumatic or Hydraulic drives, Belt conveyors, Pneumatic transporters, Pressure regulators, Pressure valves, Housings [parts of machines], Filters being parts of machines or engines, Motors, engines and valves (parts of machines)
Mechanical waste disposal apparatus and machines.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Scientific, optical, surveying, weighing, signalling and inspecting apparatus and instruments
Apparatus for analysing gases
Pressure measuring apparatus
Inspection machines (testing machines), The aforesaid goods solely for recycling installations or for use in recycling processes
Machines, in particular measuring, counting, aligning and calibrating apparatus, for testing bottles, blanks for plastic bottles, container closures, cans, glasses, containers, carton boxes, bottle crates and piece goods
Indicators [electric] for use in recycling installations
Computers for use in recycling installations
Computer programmes for controlling and/or monitoring recycling installations
Software for use in recycling installations and processes.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Steam generating installations
Disinfectant apparatus
Sewage purification installations
Distillation apparatus
Filters for industrial and household use
Filters for industrial installations
Air filters
Filter installations for making beverages, in particular for beer and wine filtration
Beer stabilising filters
Wort filters
Ceramic filters (being parts of industrial installations)
Sterilising and pasteurising machines
Heating boilers
Heating installations
Heat pumps
Heat exchangers, other than parts of machines
Installations for the heat treatment of beverages
Water conditioning installations
Water filters
Water purifying installations, Water distribution installations, Water softening installations
Water sterilizers
Installations for the treatment of process water
Desalination plants
Carbonising installations (being parts of industrial installations)
Installations for degasifying liquids, in particular water
Installations for gasifying liquids, in particular water.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto for the beverage, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical and plastics processing industries, in particular relating to recycling processes
Research in the field of mechanical engineering, in particular relating to recycling processes
Conducting technical project studies relating to recycling processes
Research and development of new products for others, in particular in the field of recycling
Design and development of computer hardware and software,in particular for the drinks, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, chemical and plastic processing industries
Designing, developing and updating of computer hardware and software for recycling
Technical consultancy relating to recycling processes
Technical consultancy and implementation of technical project studies of recycling installations or cleaning, decontamination, sorting, inspection and further processing machines
Providing of scientific information on recycling processes
Quality control
Engineering in the field of beverage, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical and plastics processing industries, in particular relating to recycling processes
Consultancy in the field of energy-saving, in particular in recycling processes
Consultancy in the field of environmental engineering, in particular conservation of resources
Technical consultancy in the field of recycling installations
Consultancy in the field of recyclable design and the recyclable composition of products
Surveying for the beverage, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical and plastics processing industries, in particular in recycling processes.