The trademark Washing Tower was filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Korea (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 8, 2020, and received one opposition filed on November 8, 2020 by Washtower IP B.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by INADAY and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 8, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 21, 2021. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 2, 2023. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 25, 2024.
The Refusal with reference B 018226505 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 16, 2020 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Automatic dishwashers
Electric vacuum cleaners
Hoses for electric vacuum cleaners
Bags for electric vacuum cleaners
Stick type vacuum cleaners
Electric rotary blowers
Robots (machines)
Compressed air pumps
Electric rotary compressors
Compressors for refrigerators
Electric mixers for household purposes
Robotic vacuum cleaners
Electric food processors
Steam cleaners for household purposes
Hand-held vacuum cleaners
Electric vacuum cleaners for bedding
Housekeeping robots for household purpose
Robots for personal use, namely, robots for cleaning.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Air conditioners
Hot air apparatus, namely, hot-air space heating apparatus
Humidifiers
Electric dehumidifier for household use
Electric ranges
Water purifiers for household purposes
Water ionizers for household purposes
Membrane apparatus in the nature of filters for purifying water
Solar thermal collectors (heating)
Air purifiers
Ventilation (air-conditioning) apparatus for heating