The trademark STAR was filed by Ferguson UK Holdings 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 August 10, 2008, and received undefined oppositions.
Opposition Proceedings
There are undefined Oppositions claimed against trademark.
The first opposition filed on November 9, 2008 by GERMANS BOADA, S.A. on undefined. the opponent was represented by MARCH & ASOCIADOS and its proceedings were handled in English The second opposition filed on November 6, 2008 by SPAR International B.V. on Likelihood of confusion. and its proceedings were handled in English The third opposition filed on November 3, 2008 by CLIMASTAR GLOBAL COMPANY, S.L. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by EUROKONZERN and its proceedings were handled in English
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 20, 2008.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Common metals and their alloys
Metal building materials
Transportable buildings of metal
Materials of metal for railway tracks
Non-electric cables and wires of common metal
Ironmongery, small items of metal hardware
Pipes and tubes of metal
Safes
Goods of common metal not included in other classes
Ores
Metal construction materials, water pipes (metal), blocks and accessories made of metal
Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods.
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Machines and machine tools
Motors and engines (except for land vehicles)
Machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles)
Agricultural implements other than hand-operated
Incubators for eggs
Pumps for heating installations
Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods \.
The mark was filed in class 8 with following description of goods:
Hand tools and implements (hand-operated)
Cutlery
Side arms
Razors
Instruments and tools with manual drive, cutters
Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods \.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments
Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity
Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
Magnetic data carriers, recording discs
Automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus
Cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers
Fire-extinguishing apparatus
Water meters, manometers, vacuum gauges, instruments for measuring of water and heat values, thermostats, insulated copper wire
Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods \ \ \ \.
The mark was filed in class 11 with following description of goods:
Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes
Heating devices, water distribution and sanitary equipment, heat pumps and water pumps, thermal accumulators, thermal generators, hot-water heating equipment, hot-air devices, thermostatic valves (parts of heating elements), heating units, heating plates, expansion tanks for central heating, supply equipment for heating and thermal boilers, regulating and safety accessories for gas lines, devices for heat producing (boilers), boiler tubes for heating devices, electric radiators, central heating radiators, radiators - sheet-metal, cast iron, panel, bathroom radiators, ladder shaped radiators, heating equipment for heating with solid, liquid or gas fuels, fitting pieces for ovens, radiator closures, thermostatic valves (parts of heating equipment), water pipe equipment, sewage pipelines, sewage fittings, water installations, water taps (washbasin, shower, buffet, bidet, bath with accessories), regulation equipment and safety equipment for water distribution and gas equipment and pipelines, equipment used for water intake, equipment for water treatment, hydrants, cocks and taps for pipelines, valves, taps and accessories of cold and hot water and gas distribution systems, equipment for warm water heating, bathroom water heaters, baths, plated and acrylic shower receptors, showers, shower cabinets and enclosures, bathroom fittings, bathroom lining, brick lining, bath tubs, spa equipment (hot-air baths), sanitary devices and equipment (washbasins, bidets, toilet bowls, urinals, pedicure small tubs), any accessories for toilets, washbasins, bath tubs and bidets belonging to this class (eg toilet seats, flushing appliances), disinfective feeders for toilets, plumbing material for bath tubs, water sealing rings, appliances for saunas, washrooms (appliances for hand drying), devices for water whirling, devices and appliances for water softening, appliances for water filtering, kitchen sinks and sinks, rustproof syphons
Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods \ \ \ \.
The mark was filed in class 17 with following description of goods:
Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and goods made from these materials and not included in other classes
Plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture
Packing, stopping and insulating materials
Flexible pipes, not of metal
Materials for sealing, stuffing, packing and insulating, flexible non-metallic tubes, non-metallic pipelines and adapting pipes
Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods \.
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Building materials (non-metallic)
Non-metallic rigid pipes for building
Asphalt, pitch and bitumen
Non-metallic transportable buildings
Monuments, not of metal
Wall facings and coverings (non-metallic), paving tiles, non-metallic rigid pipes for building, inflexible non-metal tubes for building industry
Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods \.
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods:
Furniture, mirrors, picture frames
Goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics
The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
Household or kitchen utensils and containers
Combs and sponges
Brushes (except paint brushes)
Brush-making materials
Articles for cleaning purposes
Steelwool
Unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building)
Glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes
Containers, soap dispensers, paper towel containers (metal)
Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods \.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Business management
Business administration
Office functions
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely common metals and their alloys, metal construction and/or building materials, water pipes (metal), metal pipes, blocks and accessories made of metal, metal pipes, machines and machine tools, hand tools and implements (hand operated), instruments and tools with manual drive, cutters, water meters, manometers, vacuum gauges, instruments for measuring of water and heat values, thermostats, insulated copper wire, apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes, heating devices, water distribution and sanitary equipment, heat pumps and water pumps, thermal accumulators, thermal generators, hot-water heating equipment, hot-air devices, thermostatic valves (parts of heating elements), heating units, heating plates, expansion tanks for central heating, supply equipment for heating and thermal boilers, regulating and safety accessories for gas lines, devices for heat producing (boilers), boiler tubes for heating devices, electric radiators, central heating radiators, radiators - sheet-metal, cast iron, panel, bathroom radiators, ladder shaped radiators, heating equipment for heating with solid, liquid or gas fuels, fitting pieces for ovens, radiator closures, thermostatic valves (parts of heating equipment), water pipe equipment, sewage pipelines, sewage fittings, water installations, water taps (washbasin, shower, buffet, bidet, bath with accessories), regulation equipment and safety equipment for water distribution and gas equipment and pipelines, equipment used for water intake, equipment for water treatment, hydrants, cocks and taps for pipelines, valves, taps and accessories of cold and hot water and gas distribution systems, equipment for warm water heating, bathroom water heaters, baths, plated and acrylic shower receptors, showers, shower cabinets and enclosures, bathroom fittings, bathroom lining, brick lining, bath tubs, spa equipment (hot-air baths), sanitary devices and equipment (washbasins, bidets, toilet bowls, urinals, pedicure small tubs), any accessories for toilets, washbasins, bath tubs and bidets belonging to this class (eg toilet seats, flushing appliances ), disinfective feeders for toilets, plumbing material for bath tubs, water sealing rings, appliances for saunas, washrooms (appliances for hand drying), devices for water whirling, devices and appliances for water softening, appliances for water filtering, kitchen sinks and sinks, rustproof syphons, materials for sealing, stuffing, packing and insulating, flexible non-metallic tubes, non-metallic pipelines and adapting pipes, flexible pipes, non-metallic building materials, wall facings and coverings (non-metallic), paving tiles, non-metallic rigid pipes for building, inflexible non-metal tubes for building industry, bathroom furniture, bathroom accessories, household or kitchen utensils and containers (not of precious metal or coated therewith), containers, soap dispensers, paper towel containers (metal), explicitly excluding foods and beverages \.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods: