The trademark MIROMA was filed by RODOLFO CORVINO, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant") and MAURO CORVINO, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on January 17, 2016, and received one opposition filed on April 17, 2016 by SCHOTT AG on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 17, 2016
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 002688540 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 4, 2017 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Sanitary installations, water supply and sanitation equipment
Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning and purification equipment (ambient)
Lighting and lighting reflectors
Flues and installations for conveying exhaust gases
Sanitary and bathroom installations and plumbing fixtures
Decorative fountains, sprinkler and irrigation systems
Steam baths, saunas and spas
Appliances for water distribution [automatic]
Drinking water supply apparatus
Water intake apparatus
Hydrants
Hot water boilers
Water mixing appliances
Water heaters
Shower screens
Cistern lever handles
Cistern levers
Water cooling installations
Water dispensers.
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Window coverings, not of metal
Statues and works of art made of materials such as stone, concrete and marble, included in the class
Structures and transportable buildings, not of metal
Stone, rock, clay and minerals
Precast pavers
Building fronts (Non-metallic -)
Slates for wall cladding
Slates for roof cladding
Clay slabs
Concrete slabs
Laminates of non-metallic materials for use in building
Laminates (Non-metallic -)
Road coating materials
Fireplace bricks
Non-metallic minerals for building or construction
Sheathing boards, not of metal
Non-metal roofing panels
Trench sheeting panels (Non-metallic -)
Non-metal floor panels
Gypsum wallboards
Wall boards, not of metal
Floor tiles, not of metal
Concrete floors
Tiles
Ceramic tiles for external walls
Ceramic tiles for internal walls
Ceramic tiles for flooring of building
Ceramic tiles for external floors
Ceramic tiles for internal floors
Wall tiles, not of metal
Rubber floor tiles
Floor tiles of wood
Plastic tiles.
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods:
Furniture and furnishings
Ladders and movable steps, non-metallic
Stands and signage, non-metallic
Statues, figurines, works of art and ornaments and decorations, made of materials such as wood, wax, plaster or plastic, included in the class
Containers, and closures and holders therefor, non-metallic