The trademark QWIX was filed by Chamlon B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 9, 2018, and received one opposition filed on January 8, 2019 by VERMOP Salmon GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HOFFMANN · EITLE PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTMBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 8, 2019
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
Articles for cleaning purposes, especially household cloths, window cloths made of leather and artificial leather, dust cloths, cloths for washing dishes, cloths for cleaning surfaces, dusters, scouring cloths, multi-purpose cloths, floor-cloths, microfiber cloths, sponge cloths, cloths made of nonwovens, cloths made of woven or knitted fabrics, dry disposable cloths, scouring pads made of nonwoven material with and without sponge section
Cloths, sponges or spongecloths made wholly or principally of generated cellulose, especially for household cleaning purposes or as draining mats
Steel-wool for cleaning, especially steel-wool cleaners with and without handles, made of foamed plastic, steel-wool pads with soap
Sponges for household purposes, especially plastic-coated scouring sponges, cleaning sponges made of viscose or plastic
Household or kitchen utensils, especially manually operated, non-electrical cleaning instruments, especially brooms, brushes, dustpans, mops, devices for wringing out mops, toilet brushes, holders for toilet brushes, window-cleaning devices, water wipers, household gloves made of latex or plastic
Disposable gloves for household or gardening purposes
Gardening gloves and wiping gloves
Drying devices for laundry (not heat, not electrical), drying racks for clothes and laundry, rotary clothes dryers for clothes and laundry, drying mounts for clothes and laundry, clothes-pegs, ironing boards, sleeve boards, ironing board supports, ironing cloths, iron cleaning cloths
Containers for household or kitchen, especially water buckets, pedal-bins, waste-bins, sorting containers of plastic for laundry
Laundry baskets of plastic
Components, not of metal, for hand-operated, non-electrical cleaning instruments included in this class 21, in particular arms, handles, connecting parts, links, couplings, not of metal, being fitted goods.