The trademark VIWAA was filed by Shenzhen Ritech Smart Electronic Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 27, 2020, and received one opposition filed on January 25, 2021 by BBF Bike GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Patentanwälte Olbricht Buchhold Keulertz Partnerschaft mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 25, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 19, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on February 1, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 003139685 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 8, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Glue guns, electric
Drills [power tools]
Drilling heads [parts of machines]
Pumps
Knives, electric
Hand-held tools, other than hand-operated
Pneumatic nail guns
Electric hand drills
Scissors, electric
Socket spanners [machines]
Electric nail guns
Screwdrivers, electric.
The mark was filed in class 8 with following description of goods:
Tableware [knives, forks and spoons]
Spanners [hand tools]
Taps [hand tools]
Wrenches [hand tools]
Bits [parts of hand tools]
Hand drills, hand-operated
Borers
Glaziers' diamonds [parts of hand tools]
Punches [hand tools]
Scissors
Screwdrivers, non-electric
Nail extractors, hand-operated
Hand tools, hand-operated
Hand pumps
Knives
Air pumps, hand-operated.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Levels [instruments for determining the horizontal]