The trademark Lakeshore was filed by Jan-Willem Wulff, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 12, 2020, and received one opposition filed on August 12, 2020 by LAKESHORE LEARNING MATERIALS, LLC on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by HASELTINE LAKE KEMPNER LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 12, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on May 12, 2020.
The application claimed as seniority of the Federal Republic of Germany trademark 3020172002545 registered on January 19, 2017 and filed on January 2, 2017 which was accepted by the office.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 18 with following description of goods:
Bags
Grips [bags]
Boston bags
Waterproof bags
Wheeled bags
Bags made of imitation leather
Roller bags
Bags for sports clothing
Rucksacks
Small rucksacks
Duffel bags
Bags for climbers
Bucket bags
Drawstring pouches
All the aforesaid goods being for hunting or fishing only.
The mark was filed in class 25 with following description of goods:
Caps with visors
Flat caps
Sun visors
Sun visors [headwear]
Caps being headwear
Cap peaks
Tee-shirts
Printed t-shirts
Short-sleeved T-shirts
Hooded pullovers
Sweaters
Long sleeve pullovers
Crew neck sweaters
V-neck sweaters
Mock turtleneck sweaters
Jackets [clothing]
Bushjackets
Rainproof jackets
Cagoules
Fishermen's jackets
Jackets being sports clothing
Polar fleece jackets
Trousers
Waterproof trousers
Trousers shorts
Weatherproof pants
Scarves
Mufflers [clothing]
Neckerchiefs
Shawls and headscarves
Neck scarves
Gloves [clothing]
Knitted gloves
Fingerless gloves
All the aforesaid goods being fishing or hunting apparel only.