The trademark SIGDO KOPPERS was filed by Sigdo Koppers S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Chile (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 9, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 16, 2020 by Koppers Delaware, Inc on Likelihood of confusion. 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 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).
The Opposition with reference B 003136990 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 1, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Industrial chemicals, In particular for the manufacture of the following products: Explosives, Ammunition, Projectiles, Pumps, Chemical weapons and Fireworks
Chemicals for laboratory analysis and/or scientific use, not for medical or veterinary purposes, in particular ammonium salts and nitrates
Metal annealing preparations
Cement [metallurgy]
Foundry binding substances
Foundry sand
Foundry molding products.
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Common metals and their alloys
Building materials of metal
Pipes and tubes of metal
Ores of metal
Wire of common metal
Metal mouldings
Common metals, unwrought or semi-wrought
Valves of metal (except parts of machines)
Blooms [metallurgy]
Balls of steel
Metal alloys used for casting
Chill-moulds [foundry]
Foundry moulds of metal.
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Machine tools for use in mining
Dressing machines
Compressed air pumps
Steamrollers
Asphalt pavers
Bulldozers
Cranes [lifting and hoisting apparatus]
Roadworking machines
Hoppers [mechanical discharging]
Generators of electricity
Lifting devices
Excavators
Hoisting equipment
Handling equipment for loading and unloading
Mixing machines
Mining
Earth moving machines
Loading ramps
Raking machines
Mills [machines]
Ball mills
Mining extractors
Grinding machines
Grinding tools for grinding
Mechanical and hydraulic lifts
Hoisting
Graders
Manipulators
Fittings and accessories for the aforementioned goods
Foundry machines.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods: