The trademark GeoCal was filed by GHT GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 30, 2023, and received one opposition filed on January 29, 2024 by KERAKOLL S.p.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BUGNION S.P.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 29, 2024
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The application claimed as seniority of the Federal Republic of Germany trademark 3020120198112 registered on May 20, 2012 and filed on March 12, 2012 which was accepted by the office.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Cement set accelerators
Agglutinants for concrete
Additives for concrete
Bond-promoters
Agglutinants for plaster
Chemicals for use in the manufacture of concrete
Chemical substances for use as additives to bitumen
Chemical compositions for use in the conditioning of concrete
Chemical substances for use as additives to asphalt
Chemical compositions for hardening cement
Chemical compositions for reinforcing concrete
Chemical compositions for retarding the setting of concrete
Chemical additives for mortars
Additives (Chemical -) for cement
Additives (Chemical -) for use with concrete
Aerated concrete in pulverised form for use as chemical binders
Substances for improving the soil
Soil stabilizers for use in road construction
Substances for improving the soil
Soil amendments for horticultural use
Soil stabilisers for streets, ponds and lakes
Soil stabilisers for roads, ponds and lakes
Bonding agents for admixture with mortars
Additives (Chemical -) for use in binding asphalt
Chemical products for the manufacture of binders.
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Building and construction materials and elements, not of metal
Cements for building
Fibre cement
Ready-to-use cement for building purposes
Refractory cement
Filling cement
Industrial concrete for use in civil engineering works
Lime, excluding the following goods: Dolomitic and calcitic marble being a mineral raw material
Slag-lime cement
Hydrated lime for building purposes
Minerals for use in construction, excluding the following goods: Dolomitic and calcitic marble being a mineral raw material
Roadways of non-metallic materials
Foundation material (Non-metallic -) for use in construction
Road repair materials (Non-metallic -)
Cement for furnaces
Portland cement
Sand for use in construction
Binding material for road repair
Materials for making and coating roads
Cement mixes
Lime building materials, excluding the following goods: Dolomitic and calcitic marble being a mineral raw material
Limestone in powdered form, excluding the following goods: Dolomitic and calcitic marble being a mineral raw material
Non-agricultural lime for construction purposes, excluding the following goods: Dolomitic and calcitic marble being a mineral raw material
Non-agricultural lime, excluding the following goods: Dolomitic and calcitic marble being a mineral raw material
Silica cement [pozzolanic cement]
Cement mortar for use in construction
Cements for building
Hydraulic cement
Glass powder for building purposes
Mortar
Mixed mortar
Mortar for building
Mortar for building
Dry mortar
Slag [building material]
Blast furnace slag
Construction materials and components Of sand, stone, rock, clay, minerals and concrete, excluding the following goods: Dolomitic and calcitic marble being a mineral raw material.