The trademark RF was filed by REDE FERROVIÁRIA NACIONAL - REFER, E.P.E., a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 17, 2013, and received one opposition filed on January 16, 2014 by RF ESPAÑOLA, S.A. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Arsuaga Santos, Elisa and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 16, 2014
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese 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 June 4, 2024.
of the trademark registration was recorded on June 4, 2024.
The Opposition with reference B 002304692 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on February 8, 2017 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Rails and tracks, all of metal
Rails
Steel rails
Metal rails
Metal tracks for rail vehicles
Metal guard rails
Rail fastenings of metal
Fish plates [rails]
Fish plates of metal
Guard rails of metal
Metal railway crossovers
Cast iron material for railroad tracks
Railway material of metal
Iron railway points
Railway switches
Ties of metal (railroad -)
Loading gauge rods, of metal, for railway wagons
Alloy steel scraps
Scrap of iron or steel.
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Railroad constructing machines
Machine tools
Machines for shredding scrap.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Electrical cables, material for electricity mains
Railway signals
Electro-dynamic apparatus for the remote control of railway points
Railway traffic safety appliances.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business administration
Company administration
Administration of business affairs
Commercial management
Advertising, direct mail advertising, market research and marketing studies, public relations
Rental of advertising spaces on railway lines
Advertising services relating to real property.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Advice on real estate
Real estate appraisal
Real estate appraisal (financial affairs)
Real estate agencies
Management of real estate property
Real estate brokerage
Real-estate management
Estate agent services
Advisory services relating to real estate valuations
Real estate valuation
Housing agents
Real estate syndication
Real estate management services
Real estate services relating to buying, selling and renting of property.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Railway construction
Track construction
Building of underground structures
Construction of civil engineering structures by laying concrete
Construction of civil engineering structures by forming concrete
Construction of foundations for civil engineering structures
Construction of public works
Construction of railway roadbeds
Construction of tunnels
Construction consultation
Civil engineering [construction] consultancy
Maintenance of railway track
Construction of telecommunication towers
Installation of wireless telecommunications equipment and wireless local area networks
Installation of wires in buildings for transmission of telecommunications
Installing of telecommunications networks
Installation and repair of telecommunications networks
Wiring for telecommunications
Repair of telecommunication machines and apparatus.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunications
Operating a telecommunications network
Rental of telecommunication equipment
Rental of telecommunications apparatus and installations
Rental of telecommunication equipment including telephones and facsimile apparatus
Rental of telecommunications equipment
Rental of telecommunications installations
Rental of telecommunications instruments
Communication of data by means of telecommunications
Communications via multinational telecommunication networks
Providing telecommunications connections to a global computer network
Telecommunications consultancy
Satelite capacity provision [telecommunications]
Transmission and reception of database information via the telecommunications network
Providing access to telecommunications infrastructures for third parties
Providing of access to telecommunication warehousing services
Providing telecommunications access to databases and the Internet
Provision of telecommunication facilities
Providing telecommunications connections to the Internet or data bases
Providing of electronic telecommunication connections
Information about telecommunication
Operation of telecommunications systems
Telecommunication access services
Telecommunications routing and junction services
Information and advisory services relating to telecommunication services
Telecommunication network services
Telecommunications portal services
Digital network telecommunications services
Telecommunications services between computer networks.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design of engineered building systems
Measuring the environment within civil engineering structures
Technological engineering analysis
Engineering
Technical engineering
Engineering consultancy
Engineering services
Structural engineering services
Engineering and architecture
Engineering services for the design of machinery
Engineering project management services
Design of engineered building systems
Preparation of engineers reports
Engineering research
Surveying
Technical consultancy services relating to structural engineering
Cartography and mapping
Land surveying
Quality audits
Quality control
Certification, quality control
Analysing of air in building environments
Collection of information relating to the environment
Consultancy on environmental protection
Environmental planning consultancy
Environmental monitoring of waste storage areas
Research relating to environmental protection
Monitoring of activities which affect the environment inside buildings
Technical advice in relation to telecommunications
Design of telecommunications apparatus and equipment
Design, maintenance and updating of a telecommunications network search motor
Development, maintenance, and updating of a telecommunication network search engine