The trademark Walki Flexipack was filed by Walki Group Oy, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 19, 2023, and received one opposition filed on January 18, 2024 by Flexipack International Wunderlich GmbH & Co. KG on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PUSCHMANN BORCHERT KAISER KLETTNER PATENTANWÄLTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 18, 2024
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Paper, cardboard
Printed matter
Bookbinding material
Photographs
Stationery
Adhesives for stationery or household purposes
Instructional and teaching material (except apparatus)
Plastic materials for packaging
Barrier coated and laminated packaging and wrapping materials
Packaging and wrapping materials for paper, food, techno chemical, construction and pharmaceutical industries
Protective packages
Decorative and functional laminated board for packaging
Polymer and aluminium coated papers and cardboard for packaging
Paper based laminates and covering materials
Coated paper used as a base material for siliconizing, tapes and labeling
Coated paper used as covering material
Packaging materials of paper and cardboard
Kraft paper
Plastic films for wrapping and packaging
Grocery paper
Paper tags
Laminated paper
Barrier board materials for packaging..
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Foam insulation materials for use in building and construction
Glass wool, mineral wool and slag wool for use as an insulating material
Insulation board made from mineral wool
Glass fibre and glass wool
Fiberglass insulation
Insulation material for roofing
Insulation materials of plastics
Insulation for building purposes
Polymeric membranes
Membranes and semi-processed synthetic filtering materials
Insulating water proofing membranes
Insulation and barrier articles and materials
Plastics in the form of sheets, films, blocks, rods and tubes
Filtering materials of semi-processed films of plastic
Elastomeric sealing material being vapour impermeable
Plastic in the form of bars, blocks, pellets, rods, sheets and tubes
Insulating coatings
Oil-tight synthetic resin coatings for the surface sealing
Foam insulation for use in building and construction
Laminates containing polyamide foams for acoustic and thermal insulation
Sound absorbing flooring underlayment
Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica
Plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture
Packing, stopping and insulating materials
Flexible pipes, not of metal
Facings for stopping and insulating materials..
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Transport
Packaging and storage of goods
Travel arrangement
Logistical services
Packaging and delivery of goods
Transport services
Courier services for goods, letters and freight
Warehouse storage
Packing articles for transportation
Cargo handling and freight services
Agency services relating to storage
Delivery of goods
Transport, storage and handling of containers, pallets and freight
Packaging services
Unloading and repackaging services
Raw material deliveries
Receiving and sorting services of goods, parcels, containers, freight and pallets
Tracking and tracing services for letters, parcels and freight
Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all of the aforementioned..