The trademark PRINTR was filed by Diepen Holding B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 22, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 16, 2020 by PRINTER PORTUGUESA - Indústria Gráfica, S.A. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 16, 2020
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003136987 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 22, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Paper, cardboard
Printed matter
Bookbinding material
Photographs [printed]
Writing cases [stationery]
Gums [adhesives] for stationery or household purposes
Artists' and drawing materials
Brush pens
Typewriters and office requisites (except furniture)
Teaching materials [except apparatus]
Plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes)
Cards, including postcards, greeting cards and picture postcards
Poster magazines
Posters made of paper
Menu cards
Stickers [stationery]
Visiting cards
Mats for beer glasses.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business mediation in purchasing and business mediation in sales, business mediation in the import and business mediation in export, and wholesaling and retailing of paper, Cardboard and Goods made of these materials and not included in other classes, Printed matter, bookbinding materials, Photographs, stationery, adhesives for stationery or household purposes, Artists' and drawing materials, Paint brushes, Typewriters and Office requisites (except furniture)
Business mediation in purchasing and business mediation in sales, business mediation in the import and business mediation in export, and wholesaling and retailing of instructional and teaching materials (except apparatus), Plastic materials for packaging, printers' type, printing blocks, millboard, Books, journals, magazines, Newspaper advertising, Newsletters, Brochures, leaflets and manuals, Posters and Flyers
Business mediation in purchasing and business mediation in sales, business mediation in the import and business mediation in export, and wholesaling and retailing of paper and cardboard signs, portfolios for papers, Calendars and diaries, Printed reports, Films and bags for wrapping and packaging, Cards, such as postcards, Greetings cards and picture postcards, Poster magazines, posters made of paper, Restaurant menus, Stickers, Business cards, Beer mats
Business mediation in the purchase, sale, import and export, and wholesaling and retailing of promotional items, merchandising items, gift items and other commodities
Providing business contacts
Mediation of contracts for purchase and sale of products and services
Promotional activities
Organisation of events for commercial and advertising purposes
Compilation and management of data files
Advertising
Sales promotion
Dissemination of advertising matter and other printed matter for advertising
Consultancy and information regarding the aforesaid services
The aforesaid services also provided via electronic networks, such as the Internet.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Services in relation to printing
Stationery printing services
Prints and Digital printing
Print finishing, including folding, cutting, punching and binding of printed matter
Document binding, Including seamless binding, thermal binding, Wire-O binding and stapling
Printing and lettering on materials and goods
Consultancy and information regarding the aforesaid services, including via electronic networks, such as the Internet.