The trademark ROCKTECH was filed by ROCKTECH BATTERY SRL, a corporation established under the laws of Romania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 1, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 1, 2022 by Rock Tech Lithium Inc. on Art. 8(4). the opponent was represented by HOFFMANN · EITLE PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTMBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 1, 2022
The application was filed in Romanian, and Romanian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003175873 was rejected according to Article 8(4) EUTMR with decision issued on December 3, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Appeal with reference B R0241/2024-2 was Trade mark application allowed according to Article 8(4) EUTMR with decision issued on October 22, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Putties, and fillers and pastes for use in industry
Chemical and organic compositions for use in the manufacture of food and beverages
Detergents for use in manufacture and industry
Filtering materials [chemical, mineral, vegetable and other unprocessed materials]
Unprocessed plastics
Growing media, fertilizers and chemicals for use in agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Chemical preparations and materials for film, photography and printing
Unprocessed artificial and synthetic resins
Chemical substances, chemical materials and chemical preparations, and natural elements
Salts for industrial purposes
Chemical compositions for use in construction
Chemical compositions for water treatment
Chemical compositions and materials for use in science
Lithium
Lithia [lithium oxide]
Lithium hydroxide.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Lithium batteries
Lithium secondary batteries
Lithium ion batteries
Batteries
Rechargeable batteries
Batteries, electric, for vehicles
Car batteries
Power units [batteries].
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Replacement of batteries
Recharging of batteries
Recharging of batteries and accumulators
Rental of battery chargers
Charging of batteries and power storage devices, and rental of equipment therefore
Extraction of natural resources
Charging of electric vehicles
Vehicle battery charging.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Rental of batteries
Energy production
Rental of equipment for the treatment and transformation of materials, for energy production and for custom manufacturing
Generation of power
Production of electrical power from renewable sources
Consultancy services relating to the generation of electrical power
Rental of generators
Custom manufacture of semiconductor components, devices and circuits.