The trademark PUHLA. was filed by Puhla Oy, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 6, 2021, and received one opposition filed on January 2, 2022 by Jula AB on Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 2, 2022
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 11, 2023. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 30, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003161489 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 13, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 10 with following description of goods:
Mobility aids
Medical furniture and bedding, equipment for moving patients
Physical therapy equipment
Clothing, headgear and footwear, braces and supports, for medical purposes
Clothing, headgear and footwear for medical personnel and patients.
The mark was filed in class 18 with following description of goods:
Costumes for animals
Covers and wraps for animals
Dog clothing
Collars for pets
Pet leads
Harnesses
Harness fittings
Muzzles
Nose bags [feed bags]
Animal carriers [bags].
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods:
Beds, bedding, mattresses, pillows and cushions
Protective coverings for furniture [shaped]
Pet furniture
Kennels for household pets
Beds for household pets
Portable beds for pets
Pet crates
Pet cushions.
The mark was filed in class 24 with following description of goods:
Coverings for furniture
Textile goods, and substitutes for textile goods
Filtering materials of textile
Filters made of textile materials
Linens.
The mark was filed in class 25 with following description of goods:
Shoes
Hats
Clothing
Parts of clothing, footwear and headgear.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Retail services in relation to mobility aids
Retail services in relation to medical furniture and bedding, equipment for moving patients
Retail services in relation to physical therapy equipment
Retail services in relation to costumes for animals
Retail services in relation to covers and wraps for animals
Retail services in relation to dog clothing
Retail services in relation to collars for pets
Retail services in relation to pet leads
Retail services in relation to harnesses
Retail services in relation to harness fittings
Retail services in relation to muzzles
Retail services in relation to nose bags [feed bags]
Retail services in relation to kennels for household pets
Retail services in relation to pet crates
Retail services in relation to textile goods, and substitutes for textile goods
Retail services in relation to filtering materials of textile
Retail services in relation to filters made of textile materials
Retail services in relation to linens
Wholesale services in relation to mobility aids
Wholesale services in relation to medical furniture and bedding, equipment for moving patients
Wholesale services in relation to physical therapy equipment
Wholesale services in relation to clothing, headgear and footwear, braces and supports, for medical purposes
Wholesale services in relation to clothing, headgear and footwear for medical personnel and patients
Wholesale services in relation to costumes for animals
Wholesale services in relation to covers and wraps for animals
Wholesale services in relation to dog clothing
Wholesale services in relation to collars for pets
Wholesale services in relation to pet leads
Wholesale services in relation to harnesses
Wholesale services in relation to harness fittings
Wholesale services in relation to muzzles
Wholesale services in relation to nose bags [feed bags]
Wholesale services in relation to animal carriers [bags]
Wholesale services in relation to beds, bedding, mattresses, pillows and cushions
Wholesale services in relation to protective coverings for furniture [shaped]
Wholesale services in relation to pet furniture
Wholesale services in relation to kennels for household pets
Wholesale services in relation to beds for household pets
Wholesale services in relation to portable beds for pets
Wholesale services in relation to pet crates
Wholesale services in relation to pet cushions
Wholesale services in relation to coverings for furniture
Wholesale services in relation to textile goods, and substitutes for textile goods
Wholesale services in relation to filtering materials of textile
Wholesale services in relation to filters made of textile materials
Wholesale services in relation to linens
Wholesale services in relation to shoes
Wholesale services in relation to hats
Wholesale services in relation to clothing
Wholesale services in relation to parts of clothing, footwear and headgear.