The trademark AKRO was filed by AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 1, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 30, 2022 by EVYAP SABUN YAG GLISERIN SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by CURELL SUÑOL S.L.P. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 30, 2022
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1699276 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).
Partial Surrender of the trademark registration was recorded on August 15, 2023. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on May 13, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Industrial chemicals, Unprocessed synthetic resin (not for use in the building construction sector), Unprocessed plastics, Especially, Pellets, Granules, Powders or liquids
Plastic compounds, All of the aforesaid goods being unprocessed
Polymers, Unprocessed technical plastics, bioplastics, biopolymers and Bio-resins, All of the aforesaid goods being unprocessed
Biobased plastics, partially biobased plastics, biodegradable plastics, All of the aforesaid goods being unprocessed
Adhesives for use in industry (not for use in the building construction sector)
The mark was filed in class 2 with Colorants and colour concentrates being bases for the plastics industry, colour additives being bases for the plastics industry.
The mark was filed in class 3 with Laundry and cleaning preparations for industrial use, Cleaning, polishing, and scouring preparations, not for personal use and not for household purposes.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Semi-finished products of plastics in extruded form and of rubber for use in manufacture, Sealing, packing and insulation materials (semi-finished goods), Flexible hoses, not of metal, Sealing rings for pipes, Foils, Plastic laminates, Pipes and pipe connectors of plastic (in particular for sanitary installations and civil engineering)
Extruded plastics in the form of pellets, rods, sheets, films and pipes
Injection moulded and blow moulded goods of plastic (semi-finished goods), Raw fibers of plastics.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Retail and wholesale services in relation to: Unprocessed chemicals, Plastics, unprocessed, Additives (Chemical -) for use in plastics, Dyestuffs and dye concentrates for the plastics industry, goods made from plastics (semi-finished)
Advertising, marketing, conducting of marketing and competition analysis
Professional business consultancy relating to the providing of quality management systems, organisational consultancy
Business management, marketing studies, Marketing
Business risk management consultancy relating to the use of plastics
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Providing of commercial information and consultancy for industrial consumers relating to the selection of goods and services
Negotiation and conclusion of commercial transactions for third parties
Wholesaling services, in relation to the following goods: Chemical products, For industrial purposes, Unprocessed plastic goods, Semi-finished products of plastics
Arranging of commercial and business contacts
Strategic business planning
Business efficiency expert services, Efficiency experts
Business management services relating to the development of businesses in the field of the processing, disposal and reuse of plastic
Compilation of statistics.
The mark was filed in class 40 with Plastics processing, creation and processing of semi-finished products of plastic, extrusion and compounding of plastics and Sorting, in relation to the following goods: Plastics, recycling of plastics..
The mark was filed in class 41 with Providing of training and further training relating to plastic engineering and Provision of seminars and conferences..
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Technical consultancy regarding the use of plastics
Research and development in the field of plastics production, processing and use
Engineering services, In particular component development, design of functional models and prototypes
Technology in the field of manufacture and material science
Conducting of technical simulations, Technological services in the field of goods definition including the preparation of specifications
Technological and scientific consultancy in the field of ergonomics
Conducting technical research, Conducting technical project studies, Conducting technical risk analyses, conducting component tests, technical planning of trial and testing stands, Engineering project management services, Tool construction
Development of recycling and circular economy technology in the field of plastics and chemicals
Engineering services, Especially, Relating to the following sectors: Components for plastic engineering, Surveying and feasibility studies
Scientific consultancy services, Technological consultancy, Relating to the following sectors: Plastics technology, Use of plastics, Processing of plastics, Reprocessing of plastics, disposal of plastics
Consulting in the field of energy saving, Conducting of scientific tests into the organisational, business and professional business aspects in the field of plastics, the manufacture, use and disposal thereof
Scientific information, Relating to the following sectors: Manufacture of plastics, Use of plastics, Plastic application fields
Research, Development, Relating to the following sectors: Mechanical engineering, Physics, Chemistry
Quality assurance services, Certification of apparatus, materials and services
Computer software design, Maintenance of computer software, for use in the following fields: Plastic technology
Development of interdisciplinary projects between applications in the field of production of plastics, medicine, physics and chemistry
Development of goods using sustainable natural materials, development of goods using plastics in connection with natural materials
Creation and maintenance of computer databases, Hosting of databases
Software as a service [SaaS]
Research and development of new goods and services in the field of the manufacture, processing, disposal and reprocessing of plastics, and logistics.