The trademark SERI was filed by Foshan Yuecheng Ceramics Co., Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 7, 2019, and received one opposition filed on June 4, 2019 by Apple Inc. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by LOCKE LORD LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 4, 2019
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Wooden flooring
Marble
Cement
Concrete slabs
Floor tiles, not of metal
Refractory construction materials, not of metal
Bitumen
Folding doors, not of metal
Buildings, transportable, not of metal
Building glass
Coatings [building materials]
Binding agents for making briquettes / binding agents for making stones
Statues of stone, concrete or marble
Monuments, not of metal
Gypsum [building material].
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Publicity
Import-export agency services
Marketing
All the aforesaid services relating to wooden flooring, marble, cement, concrete slabs, floor tiles, not of metal, refractory construction materials, not of metal, bitumen, folding doors, not of metal, buildings, transportable, not of metal, building glass, coatings [building materials], binding agents for making briquettes / binding agents for making stones, statues of stone, concrete or marble, monuments, not of metal, gypsum [building material].