The trademark MENKIND was filed by Gift Universe Group Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 7, 2020, and received one opposition filed on August 6, 2020 by Hill, Stewart on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Schweizer Legal - Schweizer · Franke · Matzner | Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 6, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on February 1, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on February 3, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computers, laptops, personal digital assistants
Computer accessories
Keyboards
Computer mice
Cables and chargers for computers, tablets, laptops and mobile telephones
All of the aforesaid goods also being made of leather and imitation leather
Boxes of leather
Umbrellas
Walking sticks
Parasols.
The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
Household or kitchen utensils and containers
Cookware and tableware, except forks, knives and spoons
Combs and sponges
Brushes, except paintbrushes
Unworked or semi-worked glass, except building glass
Glassware, porcelain and earthenware items
Ceramics for household use
Glassware for household purposes
Trays
Ornaments, statues, sculptures, figurines and works of art made of crystal, glass, ceramics, earthenware, china, or porcelain
Crystal glassware
Candlesticks
Candle holders
Candle rings
Candle extinguishers
Camping grills
Tableware, cookware and containers
Lunchboxes
Crockery
Picnic crockery
Mugs
Travel mugs
Plates
Tankards
Napkin holders and rings
Baking mats
Vinyl place mats
Beer mats not of paper or textile
Bottle openers
Corkscrews
Coasters (not of paper or textile)
Tea pots
Egg cups
Ice buckets
Decanters
Wine stoppers of glass
Toothbrushes
Paper cups, dishes and plates
Salt and pepper mills
Cookie cutters
Ice cube moulds
Cake moulds
Cloths and sponges
Articles for the care of clothing and footwear
Clothes brushes
Articles and materials for cleaning purposes
Car-cleaning cloths, sponges and brushes
Coolers
Flasks
Plastic water bottles
All-purpose portable household containers
Money boxes (non-metal)
Piggy banks
Cookie jars
Cooking utensils for barbecue use.
The mark was filed in class 24 with following description of goods:
Textile goods, household textiles
Blankets, blankets with sleeves
Towels, sports towels, golf towels, beach towels
Bed linen
Cushion covers
Travel rugs.
The mark was filed in class 28 with following description of goods:
Toys, games and playthings
Remote control toys, remote control planes and helicopters, remote control cars, remote control ships and boats
Toy model vehicles
Drones [toys]
Androids [toys]
Robots [toys]
Handheld computer games
Pool table, air-hockey games, table football games, darts and dart boards
Parts, fittings, cases and accessories for any of the aforesaid goods
Novelty toys
Golf games
Board games
Jigsaw puzzles
Puzzles
Plush toys
Action figures
Robot toys
Construction kits
Outdoor toys
Fitness equipment
Fitness apparatus
Skateboards
Skateboard games
Surfboards
Inflatable water toys
Sports equipment
Christmas decorations
Miniature figures
Toy figures
Novelty masks
Costumes being children's playthings.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Promotion services
Promotion of goods
Advertising services
Online commercial directory services
Online auction services
Customer loyalty schemes
Customer discount schemes
Information about product launches
Product merchandising
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of cosmetics and toiletries, men's grooming apparatus, personalised jewellery, personalised keyrings, cassette decks, CD players, DVD players, activity trackers, health monitors, massage apparatus
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of computer gadgets, cases for mobile telephones, tablets and computers, personalised phone covers, charms for mobile phones, holders and stands for phones or tablets, smartphone operated toys, stylus for smartphones or tablets, radio control apparatus, hand tools, power tools, personalised jigsaw puzzles, cases, stationery, pens, printed matter, gift books, greetings cards, gift wrap
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of personalised artwork, signs or posters, confectionery, food and drink, personalised gift confectionery packs, baking tools, bakeware, glasses, engraved flasks, personalised mugs, electrical juicers
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of teatowels, bedlinen, tablecloths, cushions, vases, pictures, picture frames, furniture, computers, laptops, personal digital assistants, computer accessories, keyboards, computer mice, cables and chargers for computers, tablets, laptops and mobile telephones
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of scanners, printers, negative and slide scanners, mobile telephones, telephones, walkie-talkies, MP3 players, hi-fi equipment, record players, tape players, radios, clock radios, computer games, computer games for use with television receivers, televisions, video recorders, projectors, home entertainment apparatus and instruments
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of apparatus for playing or recording audio or video, apparatus for converting audio or video recordings from one media to another, DJing apparatus, karaoke machines, jukeboxes, speakers, headphones, electronically wired chairs for use with computer games, cameras, spy cameras, portable cameras, webcams
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of selfie-sticks, listening devices, digital photo frames, monitors, calculators, electronic translating devices, electronic word search devices, electronic dictionaries, binoculars, telescopes, night vision goggles, power adaptors, power chargers, solar chargers, wind up chargers, remote controllers, mousemats, fridge magnets, sunglasses, spectacle frames, cases for glasses and sunglasses, virtual reality goggles
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of 3D simulation eyewear, metal detectors, food timers, digital timers, wearable fitness trackers, GPS apparatus, electronic locks, electronic tags for locating objects, smart watches, USB sticks, wearable activity trackers
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of electric blankets, fridges, beer fridges, novelty fridges, electric cool boxes, fans, handheld fans, air-conditioning apparatus, lights, lamps and lighting, torches, camping lights, solar powered lights
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of cooking and heating apparatus, barbecues, grills, camping cookers, slush drink making machines, fizzy drink makers, popcorn makers, ice makers, ice-cream makers, coffee making machines, tea making machines, kettles, hot or cold water dispensers, barbecue cooking apparatus
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of precious metals and their alloys, jewellery, costume jewellery, cufflinks, tie pins, precious stones, horological and chronometric instruments, clocks and watches, key fobs of leather, key fobs of imitation leather
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of belts, luggage, suitcases, travel bags, bags, school bags, gym bags, handbags, briefcases, backpacks, rucksacks, holdalls, trunks and travelling bags, tote bags, duffle bags, wallets, purses, credit card holders, business card and credit card cases, travel pass holders, portfolio cases, document cases, cosmetics bags, all of the aforesaid goods also being made of leather and imitation leather
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of boxes of leather, umbrellas, walking sticks, parasols, mugs, travel mugs, glassware, porcelain and earthenware items, household or kitchen utensils and containers, cookware and tableware, forks, knives and spoons, combs and sponges, brushes, paintbrushes
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of unworked or semi-worked glass, glassware, porcelain and earthenware items, ceramics for household use, glassware for household purposes, trays, ornaments, statues, sculptures, figurines and works of art made of crystal, glass, ceramics, earthenware, china, or porcelain, crystal glassware
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of candlesticks, candle holders, candle rings, candle extinguishers, camping grills, tableware, cookware and containers, lunchboxes, crockery, picnic crockery, mugs, plates, tankards, napkin holders and rings, baking mats, vinyl place mats, beer mats not of paper or textile, bottle openers, corkscrews, coasters (not of paper or textile), tea pots, egg cups, ice buckets, decanters, wine stoppers of glass
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of toothbrushes, paper cups, dishes and plates, salt and pepper mills, cookie cutters, ice cube moulds, cake moulds, cloths and sponges
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of articles for the care of clothing and footwear, clothes brushes, articles and materials for cleaning purposes, car-cleaning cloths, sponges and brushes, coolers, flasks, plastic water bottles, all-purpose portable household containers, money boxes (non-metal), piggy banks, cookie jars, cooking utensils for barbecue use
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of textile goods, household textiles, blankets, blankets with sleeves, towels, sports towels, beach towels, bed linen, cushion covers, travel rugs
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of toys, games and playthings, remote control toys, remote control planes and helicopters, remote control cars, remote control ships and boats, toy model vehicles, drones [toys], androids [toys], robots [toys], handheld computer games, pool table, air-hockey games, table football games, darts and dart boards, novelty toys, board games, puzzles, plush toys, action figures, robot toys, construction kits
Wholesale services, retail store services and online retail services connected with the sale of outdoor toys, fitness equipment, fitness apparatus, skateboards, skateboard games, surfboards, inflatable water toys, sports equipment, Christmas decorations, miniature figures, toy figures, novelty masks, costumes being children's playthings, parts, fittings and accessories for any of the aforesaid goods
Information and advice relating to any of the aforesaid services.