The trademark application KIRCHHOFF was filed by ZÖLLER-KIPPER GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant") and FAUN Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on January 3, 2023, and it was registered by office on April 12, 2023 without any oppositions.
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1717930 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in German (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with Buildings, transportable, of metal, Especially Ground mobility systems, including modular carriageway systems for tracked vehicles and vehicles with pneumatic tyres, modular airfield systems being runways and fixed parking spaces for aeroplanes and helicopters, helicopter landing pad systems, the aforesaid goods mainly in the form of modular aluminium pads and modular aluminium plates and litter bins, Especially Subsoil waste containers for communal and industrial use..
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Road washing vehicles, road sweeping machines
Canal cleaning vehicles
Manual accelerators [control units for motors]
Gas rings [control units for motors]
Accelerator pedal arrangements
Starting motor operation units [control units for motors]
Tools, other than hand-operated, machine tools, mechanically operated hand-held tools.
The mark was filed in class 8 with following description of goods:
Hand tools (hand-operated) and parts for hand tools
Screwing tool bits and linings, holders, connectors and adaptors therefor
Socket wrench bits, storage containers for screwing tool bits (bits) and socket wrench bits, including at least one hand-operated screwing tool
Holders equipped with tool bits for hand-operated screwdrivers.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Electronic ignition locks
Data entry terminals for vehicles, in particular data entry terminals with manual confirmation such as switch units
Vehicle battery housings
Starting motor operation unit [electric instrument panels].
The mark was filed in class 11 with Heaters for vehicles (auxiliary heaters) and Roof and boot fans for motor vehicles..
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Motorised land vehicles for municipal purposes, in particular street sprinklers, waste collection and transport vehicles
Waste collection container being superstructures for waste collection vehicles and waste transport vehicles
Transport vehicles for ground mobility systems and laying vehicles for ground mobility systems, and superstructures for the aforesaid goods
Vehicle seats
Seat adjusters, aids for sitting-up straight and for leaving seats in vehicles
Loading aids for vehicles
Swivel seats, including lift swivel seats
Wheelchair lifting systems for vehicles, seat slides for vehicles
Electronic selection lever
Electric parking brakes
Selection lever extensions
Manual brake controls
Steering wheel knobs
Steering wheel forks
Pedal attachments
Pedal covers
Adjustable treads for attachment to motor vehicles
Systems for securing wheelchairs
Parts for motor vehicles, including shaped sheet metal parts, metal components, the aforesaid metal components being stamped, pressed and drawn parts, coated and/or welded, plastic parts and combination sets and assemblies thereof, including side members, cross members, frames and frame sections, axle housings, subframes, shock absorbers, bumper crossbeams, crash boxes and connection parts therefor, including bearing brackets and suspensions, reinforcement parts and stays, pedal arrangements, underflooring and chassis parts/assemblies.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Maintenance of refuse collection and transport vehicles, road washing vehicles, road sweeping machines
Rental, in relation to the following goods: Street washing vehicles, Road sweepers
Retrofitting of vehicles relating to the fitting of mobility aids.
The mark was filed in class 39 with Rental of waste collection vehicles and waste transport vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 40 with Manufacture and assembly of parts and components, namely of motor vehicle parts made from formed sheet metal parts, the aforesaid metal components in particular being stamped, pressed and drawn parts, coated and/or welded, of plastic parts and combinations and assemblies of the aforesaid parts.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Development and design of motor vehicle parts and assemblies thereof, made, for example, of metal plates, plastics or a combination thereof, in particular for the manufacture of body parts, doors, bonnets, internal or external assemblies and other ancillary goods and Scientific and technological research for the design of vehicles and vehicle design services, including analysis and investigations for the vehicle industry, computer program development, tool construction [construction planning and design] for vehicle manufacturing processes/applications, in particular forging, pressing, shaping (cold and hot), coatings of various kinds, including varnishing, powder and electrolytic coatings, soldering using a variety of methods and melt-free connection of parts..