The trademark SPORTMAX was filed by Goodyear Tyres UK Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 30, 2004, and received one opposition filed on August 26, 2004 by CONTINENTAL FRANCE (SOCIÉTÉ EN NOM COLLECTIF) 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 August 26, 2004
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on March 5, 2013, and the other one on July 12, 2022.
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 23, 2008. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on January 18, 2009. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 15, 2009. Claims of seniority of the trademark registration was recorded on May 31, 2017. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on May 24, 2018. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 23, 2019.
The application claimed as seniority of "BX" trademark null and filed on April 8, 2001 which was accepted by the office.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 12 with following description of goods:
Tyres
Inner tubes for tyres
Motor cycle tyres and inner tubes
Vehicle tracks
Treads for vehicles
Treads for retreading tyres
Retreading materials for tyres
Wheels
Wheel rims
Hubs
Hub caps
Vehicle flaps
Tyre and tube repair materials and kits
Non skid devices for vehicles
Brakes
Vehicle hoses
Balance weights for vehicle wheels
Vehicle tyre inflation apparatus
Tyre equipment
Shock absorbers
Parts for vehicles made substantially of rubber
Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Rubber
Gum
Goods made from, partly from or including these materials not included in other classes
Belts and belting made in whole or in part of rubber and/or plastic
Parts for vehicles made in whole or in part of rubber and/or plastic
Rubber material and plastics material for recapping and treading tyres
Plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture
Packing stopping and insulating materials
Flexible pipes not of metal
Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Vehicle maintenance and repair services
Tyre repair services
Retreading of tyres
Fitting of tyres
Consultancy, advice and provision of information relating to repair, structure, retreading, composition, maintenance, fitting and installation of tyres, vehicle tracks, treads for vehicles, treads for retreading tyres, wheels, hubs, hub caps
Consultancy, advice and provision of information relating to the repair and retreading of tyres and tubes using tyre and tube repair materials
Providing the aforesaid services using an interactive database, the Internet and electronic communications networks
Consultation, information and advisory services concerning or relating to the aforesaid services
Information supplied on the internet or other electronic communications networks relating to the aforesaid services.