EUTM file information

018487113

OPENPODS


June 7, 2021

Trademark Summary

The trademark OPENPODS was filed by AFTERSHOKZ, LLC, a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 28, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 27, 2021 by Apple Inc. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Locke Lord LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 27, 2021

The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).

The Opposition with reference B 003157369 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 25, 2023 by the EUIPO.


Goods And Services

  • The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
    1. Electronic memories
    2. Smart glasses
    3. Memory modules
    4. Bone conduction earphones
    5. Earphones for smartphones
    6. Earphones for cellular telephones
    7. Earphones for consumer video game apparatus
    8. Earphones for handheld electronic game apparatus
    9. Earphones for use with mobile telecommunication devices
    10. Megaphones
    11. Microphones
    12. Horns for loudspeakers
    13. Headphones
    14. Virtual reality headsets
    15. Personal headphones for sound transmitting apparatuses
    16. MP3 players
    17. Wireless speakers
    18. Batteries
    19. Chargers for batteries
    20. Battery chargers
    21. Lithium ion batteries
    22. Spectacles.