The trademark GIRO was filed by Jörg Vogelsang, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 4, 2020, and received one opposition filed on June 4, 2020 by Stannah Mobilidade SA on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (c) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Teresa Patrício & Associados Sociedade de Advogados S.P., R. L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 4, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Partial transfers of the trademark registration was recorded on March 1, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Vehicle covers [shaped]
Axle assemblies for vehicles
Airbags for vehicles
Cars
Anti-dazzle devices for vehicles
Anti-dazzle devices for vehicles
Braking systems for vehicles and parts thereof
Brakes for vehicles
Vehicle chassis
Roof cases for vehicles
Anti-theft, security and safety devices and equipment for vehicles
Electric tractors [vehicles]
Self-propelled electric vehicle
Driverless cars [autonomous cars]
Vehicles
Remotely operated vehicles
Load carrying vehicles
Vehicles for use on land
Vehicles for travel by water
Wheeled vehicles
Water vehicles
Vehicles for travel by land
Vehicles for travel by rail
Passenger carrying vehicles
Remote control vehicles, other than toys
Driverless cars [autonomous cars]
Industrial vehicles
Car body modification parts for sale in kit form
Body panels for vehicles
Rolling wheels for vehicles
Hoods for vehicle engines
Motor land vehicles
Vehicle wheels
Cars
Automobile hoods
Spare wheel covers
Apparatus for locomotion by land
Suspension shock absorbers for vehicles
Head-rests for vehicle seats
Shock absorbers for automobiles
Bumpers for automobiles
Anti-theft alarms for vehicles
Reversing alarms for vehicles
Torsion bars for vehicles
Gear boxes for land vehicles
Caps for vehicle fuel tanks
Windscreens
Hoods for vehicles
Crankcases for land vehicle components, other than for engines
Safety belts for vehicle seats
Transmission chains for land vehicles
Hydraulic circuits for vehicles
Torque converters for land vehicles
Reduction gears for land vehicles
Signal arms for vehicles
Motors, electric, for land vehicles
Clutches for land vehicles
Safety seats for children, for vehicles
Hub caps
Axles for vehicles
Axle journals
Windshield wipers
Brake linings for vehicles
Brake shoes for vehicles
Brake segments for vehicles
Bands for wheel hubs
Seat covers for vehicles
Engines for land vehicles
Driving motors for land vehicles
Vehicle bumpers
Doors for vehicles
Propulsion mechanisms for land vehicles
Trailers [vehicles]
Trailer hitches for vehicles
Shock absorbing springs for vehicles
Vehicle suspension springs
Rearview mirrors
Freewheels for land vehicles
Security harness for vehicle seats
Vehicle seats
Sports cars
Tractors
Tramcars
Transmission shafts for land vehicles
Transmission mechanisms for land vehicles
Turbines for land vehicles
Upholstery for vehicles
Windows for vehicles
Automotive vehicles
Sun visors for automobiles
Light lorries
Toothed gear transmissions for land vehicles
Lorries
Steering wheels for vehicles
Horns for vehicles
Horns for motor cars
Underbodies of vehicle
Vehicles for use on land
Mine cars
Brake facings
Wheel trims
Air bags [safety devices for automobiles]
Anti-skid chains
Automobile chassis
Sun-blinds adapted for automobiles
Balance weights for vehicle wheels
Sleeping berths for vehicles
Couplings for land vehicles
Gearing for land vehicles
Hubs for vehicle wheels
Luggage nets for vehicles
Rims for vehicle wheels.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Garage services for vehicle maintenance
Automobile repair
Motor vehicle maintenance
Vehicle detailing
Tuning of motor vehicle engines
Repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and parts thereof and of engines for motor vehicles and parts thereof