The trademark CO2DECAT was filed by Carbon Innovations GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 10, 2022, and received one opposition filed on July 10, 2022 by Caterpillar Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by HOGAN LOVELLS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 10, 2022
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application null at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 31, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Recycling machines
Waste compacting machines
Catalytic converters
Sewage pulverizers
Acetylene cleaning apparatus
Belt conveyors
Bioreactors for use in manufacturing biopharmaceuticals
Bellows [parts of machines]
Tilling machines for agricultural purposes
Thermic lances [machines]
Fuel conversion apparatus for internal combustion engines
Disintegrators
Pneumatic transporters
Compressed air pumps
Pressure regulators [parts of machines]
Dynamos
Cartridges for filtering machines
Machines and apparatus for cleaning, electric
Beaters, electric
Shears, electric
Crushers for kitchen use, electric
Electromechanical machines for chemical industry
Oil refining machines
Flues for engine boilers
Filters being parts of machines or engines
Filtering machines
Belts for conveyors
Conveyors [machines]
Fodder presses
Blowing machines for the compression, exhaustion and transport of gases
Crankcases for machines, motors and engines
Grating machines for vegetables
Hangers [parts of machines]
Chaff cutter blades
Tedding machines
Lifting apparatus
Handling machines, automatic [manipulators]
Industrial robots
Boiler tubes [parts of machines]
Kneading machines
Pistons [parts of machines or engines]
Compressors [machines]
Condensing installations
Fuel economisers for motors and engines
Agricultural machines
Electric arc welding apparatus
Air condensers
Bitumen making machines
Knives being parts of machines
Mixers [machines]
Waste disposal units
Agricultural implements, other than hand-operated
Filter presses
Pumps [parts of machines, engines or motors]
Pumps for heating installations
Regulators [parts of machines]
Agitators
Air suction machines
Suction machines for industrial purposes
Valves [parts of machines]
Cutters [machines]
Sifting installations
Sifting machines
Sorting machines for industry
Feeding apparatus for engine boilers
Carburetter feeders
Control mechanisms for machines, engines or motors
Straw [chaff] cutters
Current generators
Conveying chains
Transporting machines
Valves [parts of machines]
Carburetters
Heat exchangers [parts of machines]
Water separators
Alternators
Crushing machines
Spraying machines.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Bioreactors for use in the treatment of waste
Bioreactors for use in the treatment of wastewater
Chemical processing equipment
Industrial treatment installations
Reactors being industrial chemical installations
Heating installations for use with gaseous fuels
Reactors for gas-gas reactions
Reactors for gas-solids reactions
Purification installations for sewage
Adsorption apparatus for generating gas
Acetylene burners
Lamps
Apparatus for fertilizer irrigation
Watering machines for agricultural purposes
Arc lamps
Burners
Furnaces, other than for laboratory use
Disinfectant apparatus
Deodorizing apparatus, not for personal use
Distillation columns
Discharge tubes, electric, for lighting
Electric lamps
Gas burners
Gas lamps
Heating apparatus
Ionization apparatus for the treatment of air or water
Laboratory burners
Laboratory lamps
Air filtering installations
Air purifying apparatus
Air purifiers
Air cleaning apparatus
Germicidal lamps for purifying air
Microwave ovens for industrial purposes
Stoves [heating apparatus]
Furnace grates
Refining towers for distillation
Regulating and safety accessories for gas apparatus
Solar furnaces
Tobacco roasters
Solar thermal collectors [heating]
Drying apparatus and installations
Drying installations
Ultraviolet ray lamps, not for medical purposes
Incinerators
Evaporators
Heat pumps
Heat regenerators
Heat exchangers, other than parts of machines
Dampers [heating].
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Recycling of waste and trash
Sorting of waste and recyclable material [transformation]
Incineration of waste and trash
Destruction of waste and trash
Treatment [recycling] of waste
Upcycling [waste recycling]
Processing of fuel materials
Refinement of fuel materials
Chemical treatment of exhaust gases from fossil fuel combustion
Electricity generating
Material treatment information
Distillation services
Decontamination of hazardous materials
Energy production
Woodworking
Air purification
Material treatment information
Providing material treatment information
Refining services
Water treating.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Engineering design and consultancy
Conducting technical project studies
Technical design and planning of installations for recycling
Updating of computer software
Construction drafting
Consultancy in the field of energy-saving
Provision of scientific information, advice and consultancy in relation to carbon offsetting
Biological research
Design of computer-simulated models
Design of prototypes
Architectural services
Chemical laboratories
Engineering services
Chemical analysis
Energy auditing
Computer programming
Surveying
Research in the field of physics
Bacteriological research
Chemical research
Mechanical research
Research and development of new products for others