The trademark Watchman was filed by FRANKA EMIKA GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 25, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 20, 2022 by KINGSPAN HOLDINGS (IRL) LIMITED on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by TOMKINS & CO. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 20, 2022
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 May 8, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Robots [machines]
Robots [machines], Systems consisting of the aforesaid goods
Robotic arms
Robotic arms for industrial purposes
Transmission components for robots
Handling machines, automatic [manipulators]
Robots with articulated arms for manipulating workpieces
Robots for machine tools
Control mechanisms for robotic machines
Indoor self-driving robots for industrial use
Robots for human-robot collaboration
Engines and motors and Drive units and Parts and accessories for all the aforesaid goods, included in this class.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Recorded content
Automatic control apparatus
Computer hardware
Computer software
Robotic electrical control apparatus
Application software for robot
Artificial intelligence software for surveillance
Machine learning software for surveillance
Sensors, Detectors, Monitoring instruments, for use in relation to the following goods: Robots, Wheeled platforms
Electronic publications, downloadable
Computers, in particular for controlling, regulating and simulating manufacturing installations, robots, mobile platforms and tools
Computer programs (downloadable), in particular for controlling, regulating and simulating manufacturing installations, robots, mobile platforms and tools
Software and software applications for the development, diagnosis, configuration and maintenance of robots, robot controllers, driverless transport systems and industrial plants
Simulation software, in particular for online or offline programming of robots or robot-controlled machines
Software and software applications for use in collecting data via and monitoring robots and for warning the user of error sources in robots
Software and software applications for determining work and safety zones in the field of robotics, in particular human-robot collaboration
Software and software applications for monitoring robot movements, tools guided by robots, downtimes and robot speeds
Software and software applications for visualising work and safety zones in the field of robotics, in particular human-robot collaboration