The trademark COPOPROTEC was filed by COMMET GROUP, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 23, 2021, and received one opposition filed on December 12, 2021 by RECTICEL IBERICA on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by NOVAGRAAF BELGIUM S.A./N.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 12, 2021
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003160236 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 16, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Unprocessed and semi-processed materials of metal for high-voltage environments
Building and construction materials and elements of metal
Metal hardware
Railway material of metal
Jib cranes, Of steel
Consoles of metal for cable support
Pipes, tubes and hoses, and fittings therefor, including valves, of metal
Reinforcing materials of metal for building
Metal casting forms for concrete
Framework of metal for building
Frames of metal for building
Fittings of metal for building
Architectural metalwork for use in building
Brackets and consoles of common metals and their alloys for construction
Structures of metal for cable support
Metal down spouts
Cables, wires and chains, of metal
Non-electric cables and wires of common metal
Metal clamps.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Seals, sealants and fillers
Insulators for railway tracks
Insulating varnish
Waterproofing and moisture proofing articles and materials
Sealing agents for use in the construction industry
Insulating coatings for high voltage electricity lines
Pipe sealing compositions
Sealing assemblies (Non-metallic -)
Hydraulic packing
Caulking materials
Sealing
Pipe linings (Non-metallic -) and Coatings not of metal for brackets
Mineral fibers
Resins in extruded form
Elastomers
Semi-processed resins
Cellulose acetate
Carbon fibre
Semi-finished polyamide resins for use in manufacture
Semi-worked polymer resins
Polyethylene resin [semi-finished]
Acrylic resins, semi-processed
Synthetic resins, semi-processed
Resins for use in controlling the flow properties of fluids
Rubber, raw or semi-worked
Injection moulding plastics.
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Building and construction materials and elements, not of metal
Structures and transportable buildings, not of metal