The trademark Helvetikett was filed by Helvetikett AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Swiss Confederation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 27, 2022, and received one opposition filed on May 26, 2022 by Monotype Imaging Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 26, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on December 14, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Labellers [machines]
Machines for printing labels
Printing machines for printing on labels
Label making machines [other than for office use]
Bar code labellers
Packing machines
Label pressing apparatus
Label dispensers
Price labelling apparatus
Printing machines
Dryers and cooling installations for gluing, punching, stacking and cutting machines for paper, plastics, textiles and composite materials consisting thereof.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Electronic labelling systems
Electronic tags
Self-adhesive labels [encoded]
Labels carrying electronically recorded or encoded information
Labels with machine-readable codes
Chip cards and electronic labels and cards for access control and price labelling
Label readers [decoders]
Software (recorded)
Computer software applications, downloadable
Downloadable software applications for use with printers
Computer software for computer aided software engineering
Print server software
Software for operating an online shop
Printer programmes
Printer programmes
Downloadable computer software for designing printed matter
Computer software for creating and designing printed matter.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Printed matter
Printed matter of all kinds, in particular labels, advertising stickers, information stickers, security tags, self-adhesive badges, except the aforesaid goods being invoice print-outs
Paper
Cardboard
Plastic film for packaging
Industrial packaging containers of paper
Containers of card for packaging
Bags [envelopes, pouches] of paper or plastics, for packaging
Labels of paper
Cardboard labels
Label paper
Stickers [stationery]
Adhesive printed labels
Labels of paper or cardboard
Adhesive plastic film for packaging.
The mark was filed in class 20 with Labels of plastic.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Retail and wholesale services, in relation to the following goods: Electronic labelling systems, Electronic labels, Self-adhesive labels [encoded], Labels carrying electronically recorded or encoded information, Labels with machine-readable codes, Chip cards and electronic labels and cards for access control and price labelling, Label readers, Labels of paper, Labels made of plastic, Software, Also provided via the Internet
Online mail order services, in relation to the following fields: Printed matter
Consulting services in the field of Internet marketing
Consultancy relating to the subject of material recommendations [consumer advice]
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Online ordering services
Online data processing services.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Printing
On-demand printing of printed matter, in particular labels
Custom manufacture of printed matter
Consultancy relating to the subject of labelling processes, technical application know-how for printing systems and associated inking ribbons and printing material selection.
The mark was filed in class 41 with Providing online information relating to printed matter from a computer database or the Internet.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network
Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software development tools
Providing temporary use of on-line, non-downloadable software for use in publishing and printing
Providing online, non-downloadable software
Design of printed material
Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software
Software development
Software design and development
Programming of software for printed matter
Design of labels
Computer aided design for manufacturing operations
Computer-aided design services relating to printed matter
Consultancy relating to the subject of label design
Consultancy relating to the subject of initial sampling using mock-up labels
Online label design by means of a computer-based system.