The trademark Durox was filed by Gühring KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 17, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 24, 2020 by ALDI Einkauf SE & Co. oHG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SCHMIDT, VON DER OSTEN & HUBER RECHTSANWÄLTE STEUERBERATER PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 24, 2020
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1565340 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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 1 with following description of goods:
Surface coatings [chemicals] of metals, other than paints, of organic and inorganic materials