The trademark DC-INDUSTRY was filed by ZVEI e.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 5, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 5, 2021 by Jaguar Land Rover Limited on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by REDDIE & GROSE B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 5, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 30, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Electric, electronic and electrotechnical apparatus and equipment and installations constructed therefrom, for the energy, electrical and building, communications and environmental industry
Pumps, compressors and blowers
Industrial robots
Current generators
Machines and machine tools for processing materials and for manufacturing
Electrical motors and engines, drives, parts of machines and controllers for operating machines, motors and engines
Current generators
Current generators
Wind-powered electricity generators.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Electric and electronic and electrotechnical apparatus, equipment and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating and controlling electricity
Electric and electronic mains apparatus
Electrical and electronic components
DC/AC converters
AC/DC converters
Electrical and electronic rectifiers for electricity
Electric power units
Uninterruptable power supply apparatus
Uninterruptible power supply apparatus [battery]
AC/DC power supplies
Photovoltaic installations for electric power generation
Control apparatus for electricity networks.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Organisation and arranging of trade fairs and exhibitions, included in class 35
Collective consultancy for companies with regard to economic and professional business matters
Statistics (Compilation of -)
Market research
Operating and economic market analysis
Advertising
Press liaison, namely gathering and compiling of subject-related press articles
Public relations services
Business consultancy and advisory services
Publication of prospectuses, information journals and other printed matter for advertising purposes
Collective consultancy for companies relating to economic and professional business matters including tax aspects
Lobbying services and representation of interests, namely representation of shared economic interests of their members, in particular through cooperation with authorities, economic and other bodies and institutions
Collecting and updating of data and information in computer databases.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Consultancy services relating to the distribution of electricity
Electricity and energy distribution services
Electricity supply and distribution.
The mark was filed in class 41 with Publication of books, newspapers and periodicals, leaflets, information journals and other printed matter [other than for advertising purposes] including data relating to the market in the field of the electrotechnical industry and electronics industry and Organisation and arranging of seminars, congresses, symposia, forum discussions, training courses..
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Technical consultancy relating to the development and evaluation of legal standards and technical standards
Providing of information relating to technical data relating to the market in the field of the electrotechnical industry and electronics industry on the internet
Electronic storage and analysis [included in class 42] of data and information in computer databases
Scientific and industrial research
Preparation of data processing programmes
Scientific and industrial research in particular in the field of electricity.
The mark was filed in class 45 with Legal consultancy relating to the development and evaluation of legal standards and Collective consultancy for companies with regard to legal matters..