The trademark EASYTOUCH was filed by Ecolab USA Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 23, 2020, and received one opposition filed on September 13, 2020 by CONVOTHERM Elektrogeräte GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HOEFER & PARTNER PATENTANWÄLTE MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 13, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on February 27, 2023. Partial Surrender of the trademark registration was recorded on July 2, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Pumps
Vapour extractors [machines]
Machines for rinsing, cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing instruments
Measuring pumps
And parts and fittings of all the aforesaid goods, included in this class.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Measuring apparatus and instruments
Computer software for controlling and data management of apparatus and installations for water supply and sanitary purposes
And parts and fittings of all the aforesaid goods, included in this class
All the aforesaid goods only for use in connection with the cleaning and disinfection of medical and laboratory instruments and none of the aforesaid goods being water taps as a separate, stand-alone unit
Weighing, testing, inspecting apparatus and instruments
Detection apparatus and instruments, in particular smoke and vapour detectors
Computer software for controlling and data management of apparatus and installations for steam generating, drying, sterilization, disinfection and decontamination equipment, sanitisers, disinfection apparatus, sterilisers
Computers and computer peripheral devices
Information technology devices
Computer terminals
Dosage dispensers
And parts and fittings of all the aforesaid goods, included in this class
All of the aforementioned goods not for use in connection with food service equipment or related parts or accessories.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Apparatus and installations for water supply and sanitary purposes
Sink units
Sinks with connectors
And parts and fittings of all the aforesaid goods, included in this class, in particular connectors, strainers, stoppers, valves, flexible pipes, tubes, hoses (non-metallic) and fittings therefor
All the aforesaid goods only for use in connection with the cleaning and disinfection of medical and laboratory instruments and none of the aforesaid goods being water taps as a separate, stand-alone unit
Apparatus and installations for steam generating for use in instrument cleaning and disinfecting, drying
Sterilization, disinfection and decontamination equipment
Sanitisers
Disinfection apparatus
Sterilisers
Apparatus for cleaning medical apparatus and instruments
And parts and fittings of all the aforesaid goods, included in this class, in particular vapour extractor hoods and aspirators, manometers, non-metallic trays and fittings therefor
All of the aforementioned goods not for use in connection with food service equipment or related parts or accessories.