The trademark SKYFORA was filed by Hurricane Unwinder Oy Ab, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 25, 2021, and received one opposition filed on May 23, 2021 by Sky International AG on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by CMS CAMERON MCKENNA NABARRO OLSWANG POSNIAK I BEJM SP.K. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 23, 2021
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Scientific research and laboratory apparatus, educational apparatus and simulators
Measuring, detecting, monitoring and controlling devices
IT equipment
Meteorological balloons
Meteorological, climatological and hydrological apparatus and instruments for observation, measuring, forecasting, expression, localisation and alerting
Meteorological observation stations
Automatic meteorological observation stations
Apparatus and instruments for measuring, detecting and predicting humidity, velocity and salinity
Sounding apparatus and machines
Apparatus and instruments for measuring, analysing and monitoring gases and liquids
Communications equipment
Recorded content
Software
All the aforementioned only for weather forecasting, weather analytics, weather measurements, weather risk management, GPS/GNSS solutions, UAVs, balloons and high-altitude pseudosatellites (HAPSs).
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Vehicles and conveyances
Remote-controlled vehicles
Equipment for movement on land, in air and water
All the aforementioned only for weather forecasting, weather analytics, weather measurements, weather risk management, GPS/GNSS solutions, UAVs, balloons and high-altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPSs).
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
Industrial analysis and research services
Testing, authentication and quality control
IT services
Hosting services, software as a service, and rental of software
Design and development of computer hardware and software
Design of measurement apparatus and instruments
Calibration services
Weather forecasting
Collection of information relating to meteorology
Providing weather information
All the aforementioned only for weather forecasting, weather analytics, weather measurements, weather risk management, GPS/GNSS solutions, UAVs, balloons and high-altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPSs).