The trademark KROMAT was filed by ABSARA INDUSTRIAL SL, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 28, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 16, 2020 by Hansgrohe SE on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PATENTANWÄLTE RUFF, WILHELM, BEIER, DAUSTER & PARTNER MBB 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 Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Divisions of EUTM registrations of the trademark registration was recorded on February 3, 2021.
The Opposition with reference B 003137017 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 6, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Bathroom installations
Sanitary installations
Fittings for sanitary purposes
Sanitary apparatus and installations
Bath fittings
Shower bath installations
Shower installations
Showers
Shower pans
Shower platforms
Shower cubicles
Shower fittings
Shower screens
Shower doors
Shower apparatus
Shower units
Pre-assembled multifunction showers
Fitted liners for shower trays
Showers for sale in kit form
Shower baths
Shower valves
Walls for shower cubicles
Wash-hand basins [parts of sanitary installations]
Bathroom sinks
Lavatory installations
Fittings for basins
Wash-hand basins [parts of sanitary installations]
Vanity units being wash hand basins
Vanity units incorporating basins [connected to the water supply]
Pedestal bathroom sinks
Pedestals for lavatories
Bathroom basins [parts of sanitary installations]
Bathroom sinks
Wash basin stoppers
Hand drying apparatus for washrooms
Wall-mounted spouts for wash-hand basins
Bath tubs
Bath screens
Bidets
Bath cubicles
Stainless steel sink tops
Taps
Shower mixing valves
Toilets [water-closets]
Bath screens
Bath linings
Bathtub enclosures
Heated towel rails
Tub overflows
Valves [plumbing fittings]
Water control valves
Sink strainers [plumbing fittings]
Wall-mounted spouts for baths
Wall-mounted spouts for sinks
Wall-mounted spouts for bidets.
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods: