The trademark DEFRATEC was filed by Defranceschi Deutschland GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 6, 2020, and received one opposition filed on November 5, 2020 by DEFRANCESCHI S.R.L. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BUGNION S.P.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 5, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Materials of metal for building and construction
Buildings, transportable, of metal
Pipes, pipework and junctions of metal for pipes, in particular for use in the beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical industries
Containers of metal for storage and transport, in particular for use in the beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical industries
Casks and barrels, Tanks and vats of metal, In particular wine casks, wine vats and wine tanks of metal
Duckboards and staircases of metal.
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Machine tools
Agricultural and forestry machines and apparatus [other than hand-operated]
Agricultural machines for vines
Hoppers [machines]
Stalk separators [machines]
Washing apparatus
Conveyors and conveyors belts
Iron pressing machines
Wine presses [machines]
Pumps [machines], in particular liquid and must pumps
Blowing machines, In particular extractor fans for CO2 extraction.
The mark was filed in class 20 with Containers [not of metal] for storage and transport, in particular for use in the beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical industries and Casks, vats and tanks [not of metal], in particular wine casks, wine vats and wine tanks [not of metal]..