The trademark SOFOTEC was filed by AstraZeneca AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 11, 2006, and received undefined oppositions.
Opposition Proceedings
There are undefined Oppositions claimed against trademark.
The first opposition filed on March 8, 2007 by Grünenthal GmbH on undefined. and its proceedings were handled in English The second opposition filed on February 28, 2007 by SOFTEC IT SOLUTIONS AND SOFTWARE e. K. on undefined. the opponent was represented by DR. SCHMID RECHTSANWÄLTE and its proceedings were handled in English
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on February 24, 2016.
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 13, 2007. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 27, 2008. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 12, 2009. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 8, 2011. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on April 21, 2015. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on April 22, 2015. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on September 26, 2018.
The Opposition with reference B 001129941 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on October 15, 2008 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 5 with following description of goods:
Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations
Sanitary preparations for medical purposes, dietetic substances adapted for medical use, food for babies
Dietetic substances adapted for medical use, food for babies
Plasters, materials for dressings
Material for stopping teeth, dental wax
Disinfectants
Preparations for destroying vermin
Fungicides, herbicides.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Business management
Business administration
Office functions
Business management assistance or industrial or commercial business functions
Organisation of trade fairs and exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes
Import-export, business mediation and commercial retailing and wholesaling, via electronic means and computer networks of pharmaceutical, medical, dietetic-medicinal, chemical, veterinary, sanitary preparations for medicine and raw materials for making said preparations
Distribution (dissemination) of samples
Demonstration of goods
Market studies
Consultancy, assessment and information on all the aforesaid services
All also provided by electronic means.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
Industrial analysis and research services
Analysis of pharmaceutical, medical, dietetic-medicinal, chemical, veterinary and sanitary preparations for medicine
Centre for chemical, bacteriological, genealogical, cosmetic and pharmacological research
Consultancy, assessment and information on all the aforesaid services