The trademark application BENICHU was filed by Marubeni-Itochu Steel, Inc., a corporation established under the laws of Japan (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 23, 2007, and it was registered by office on February 12, 2008 without any oppositions.
The application was filed in English (German was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on September 15, 2015.
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on September 23, 2012. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on January 6, 2015. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on September 8, 2015. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 19, 2016. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 25, 2016.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Irons and steels
Nonferrous metals and their alloys
Ores of metal
Metal materials for building or construction
Prefabricated building assembly kits of metal
Loading and unloading pallets of metal
Turn-tables for load handling
Traverses for load handling
Artificial fish reefs of metal
Poultry cages of metal
Paint spraying booths of metal
Metal moulds for forming cement products
Pulleys [of metal, not machine elements]
Springs [of metal, not machine elements]
Valves [of metal, not machine elements]
Metal junctions for pipes
Metal flanges
Keys (mechanical element)
Cotter pins
Railway points
Road signs of metal [not luminous nor mechanical]
Beacons of metal [non-luminous]
Reservoirs of metal
Anchors
Mooring bitts of metal
Mooring bollards of metal
Containers of metal for transport
Anvils
Swage blocks
Metal hardware
Wire ropes
Wire nets and gauzes
Industrial packaging containers of metal
Metal nameplates and door nameplates
Chains for dogs
Metal stepladders and ladders
Letter box of metal
Hat-hanging hooks of metal
Money boxes of metal
Water tanks of metal for household purpose
Tool boxes of metal
Towel dispensers of metal
Metal joinery fittings safes deposits [of metal]
Door mats of metal
Upright signboards of metal
Transportable greenhouses of metal for household use
Metal tombs and metal tomb plaques
Buckles of metal
Ferrules of metal for canes and walking-sticks
Crampons [climbing irons]
Carbiners
Rock pitons
Diving platforms of metal
Stirrups of metal
Spurs
Sculptures of metal.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Laboratory apparatus and instruments
Measuring or testing machines and instruments
Power distribution or control machines and apparatus
Rotary converters
Phase modifiers
Batteries and cells
Electric or magnetic meters and testers
Electric wire and cables
Photographic machines and apparatus
Cinematographic machines and apparatus
Optical apparatus and instruments
Spectacles [eyeglasses and goggles]
Processed glass [not for building]
Life saving apparatus and equipment
Telecommunication machines and apparatus
Encoded magnetic cards, magnetic sheets, tapes, magnetic compact discs, records
Electronic circuits and CD-ROMs recorded automatic performance programs for electronic musical instruments
Metronomes
Mouse pads for electronic computers
Mice for electronic computers
Programmed-data-carrying magnetic discs, magnetic tapes
Computer programs
Applied electronic instruments and apparatus, namely instruments and apparatus applied to electron-interaction, such as electronic machines and apparatus, electron tubes, semi-conductor elements, electronic circuits and computer programs
Electronic publications
Ozonisers [ozonators]
Electrolysers [electrolytic cells]
Programmed-data-carrying electronic circuits, magnetic disks, optical disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-ROMs, digital versatile disk- ROMs, magnetic tapes for computers for video game apparatus for commercial use
Arcade video game machines with in built screens
Sports training simulators
Vehicle drive training simulators
Electric flat irons
Electric hair-curlers
Electric buzzers
Vehicle breakdown warning triangles
Luminous or mechanical road signs
Railway signals
Fire alarms
Gas alarms
Anti-theft warning apparatus
Gloves for protection against accident
Fire extinguishers
Fire hydrants
Fire hose nozzles
Sprinkler systems for fire protection
Fire boats
Fire engines
Cigar lighters for automobiles
Protective helmets
Fireproof garments
Dust masks
Gas masks
Welding masks
Magnetic cores
Resistance wires
Electrodes
Electronic circuits, rom-cartridges, optical disks, magnetic disks, magneto-optical disks, magnetic cards, magnetic tapes carrying information of image data and text data of newspapers, magazines, books, maps and photographs
Recoded video discs and video tapes
Exposed cinematographic films
Exposed slide films
Slide film mounts
Gasoline station equipment
Vending machines
Coin-operated gates for car parking facilities
Cash registers
Coin counting or sorting machines
Electric sign boards for displaying target figures, current outputs
Photo-copying machines
Manually operated computing apparatus
Time and date stamping machines
Time clocks [time recording devices]
Punched card office machines
Vote computing machines
Billing machines
Postage stamp checking apparatus
Slide-rules
Weight belts [for scuba diving]
Wetsuits [for scuba diving]
Inflatable swimming floats
Protective helmets for sports
Air tanks [for scuba diving]
Swimming floatboards
Regulators [for scuba diving]
Diving machines and apparatus [not for sports]
Electric arc welding machines
Metal cutting machines [by arc, gas or plasma]
Electric welding apparatus
Programmed-data-carrying electronic circuits, magnetic disks, optical disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-ROMs, digital versatile disk-ROMs, magnetic tapes for computers for video game apparatus for personal use
Controllers, joysticks, memory cards, volume controllers, mice for video game apparatus for personal use
Video game apparatus for personal use
Electronic circuits and CD-ROMs recorded programs for hand-held games having liquid crystal displays
Egg-candlers
Electric door openers
Magnets
Permanent magnets
Marker buoys
Cigar lighters for motorcycles
Ear plugs.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertisement on internet
Advertisement on e-mail
Advertisement (not on internet or e-mail)
Rental of the advertising space on a web site
Direct mail advertising
Advertising material delivery
Information on advertisement
Publication of the trading stamps
Business management for database business through internet, general office working agencies for database business through internet
Computer management of customers
Computer consultancy of business
Consultancy on business (including business on data processing and data communication networking)
Professional aptitude test for human resource management
Information on sales of goods through mail order
Goods sales information through computer terminals
Book sales information
Information on sales for computer communication equipment
New goods sales information, goods sales information
Providing information on business enterprises
Marketing researches of buildings and estate
Computer marketing researches
Marketing researches (not by computer)
Information on marketing researches
Business management of hotels
Referral services of control managers, technological experts and interpreters
Referral services of jobs other than control managers, technological experts and interpreters
Information on referral service of jobs
Auctioneering (including management of internet auction)
Information on auctioneering (including management of internet auction)
Arranging newspaper subscriptions
Document reproduction
Shorthand services
Transcription
General office working agencies on mail order sales
Import-export agencies
General office working agencies, namely serving busines management and office function services, serving for business management of, or acting as agent for, companies providing database through Internet
Operation of computers, typewriters, telex machines and office equipments
Document or magnetic-tape filing and computer filing
Reception for buildings visitors
Rental of advertisement materials
Rental of typewriters and copying machines and word processors
Employment information
Rental of vending machines
Compilation and construction of information into computer databases
Business planning of buildings and estate
Information agencies of market prices of flowers and fish
Business information through computer terminals
Business information (not by computer)
Information on business management for the purpose of product planning and sales promotion planning
Business managing information on Internet
Business management, operation and organization consultancies
Business management or operation information
Import-export clearance agencies, or providing information thereon
Business management control consultancies
Professional business consultancy information
Information on business know-how
Market and sales strategy information supplies
Advising and assistance on business management, operation and organization
Advising and assistance on new business management for the purpose of product planning and sales promotion planning
Advising computer operations, namely office function services, providing advice on computer operation
Producing of advertising boards
Providing questionnaire information
Planning, management and holding of exhibition-and-sale through internet
Planning, management and holding of exhibition-and-sale
Agencies or brokerage for goods namely brokerage or agency services for commodity sales contract
Sales contract
Agencies for information search through computer terminals.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Acceptance of deposits [including substitute bond issuance] and acceptance of fixed interval installment deposits
Loans [financing] and discount of bills
Domestic exchange settlement
Liability guarantee and acceptance of bills
Securities lending
Acquisition and transfer of monetary claims
Safekeeping of valuables including securities and precious metals [safe deposit services]
Money exchange [exchanging money]
Trusteeship of financial futures contracts
Trusteeship of money, securities, monetary claims, personal property, land, rights on land fixtures, surface rights or lease on land
Agencies for bond subscriptions
Foreign exchange transactions
Letter-of-credit related services
Brokerage for hire-purchase
Issuance of prepaid cards
Issuance of tokens of value
Agencies for collecting gas or electric power utility payments
Agencies for collecting payments for goods or services on internet
Agencies for collecting payments for goods or services (not on internet)
Issuance or purchase of travelers' checks [cheques]
Agencies for issuance of travelers' checks
Insurance of credit card services
Providing the service of member invitation or management services in place of credit card company for third parties
Buying and selling of securities
Trading of securities index futures
Trading of securities options and overseas market securities futures
Agencies or brokerage for trading of securities, securities index futures, securities options, and overseas market securities futures
Agencies or brokerage for entrusting agents with on-commission trading in domestic markets of securities, securities index futures and securities options
Agencies or brokerage for entrusting agents with on-commission trading in overseas markets of securities and securities index futures \ securities underwriting
Securities offering
Transaction of securities subscription or offering
Information on stock market, financial market, money exchange market
Information and advice on investment and management of securities, financial futures, commodity futures
Agencies for commodity futures trading
Life insurance brokerage
Life insurance underwriting
Agencies for non-life insurance
Claim adjustment for non-life insurance
Non-life insurance underwriting
Insurance premium rate computing
Information on insurance
Management of buildings
Agencies or renting of buildings
Leasing or renting of buildings
Purchase and sale of buildings
Agencies or brokerage for purchase and sale of buildings
Real estate appraisal
Land management
Agencies or brokerage for leasing or renting of land
Leasing of land
Purchase and sale of land
Agencies or brokerage for purchase sales of land
Rental services of office spaces in buildings
Information on buildings or land
Antique appraisal
Art appraisal
Precious stone appraisal
Company credit investigation
Charitable fund raising
Rental of paper money and coin counting or processing machines
Rental of cash dispensers or automated-teller machines, information on rental of cash dispensers or automated-teller machines
Information on private pensions
Rental of safe deposits
Authentificating of gem
Information on public pensions
Agencies for social insurance \.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
General building construction work
Dredging work
General civil engineering work
Road paving
Masonry work
Glazing
Steel structure construction work
Plastering
Carpentry
Tile laying, brick laying or block laying
Joinery
Building reinforcing
Painting
Construction, earthworks on concrete work
Interior finishing work
Plating
Waterproofing
Roofing
Plumbing
Machinery and equipment installation
Well boring
Electric work namely providing the services of work in electric parts of the product
Telecommunication wiring
Heat insulating work
Construction consultancy
Operation of building equipment
Shipbuilding
Repair or maintenance of vessels
Aircraft maintenance for repair
Repair of bicycles
Repair or maintenance of automobiles
Repair or maintenance of railway rolling stock
Repair or maintenance of two-wheeled motor vehicles
Repair or maintenance of medical machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of printing or bookbinding machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of cinematographic machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of chemical processing machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of fire alarms
Repair or maintenance of gasoline station equipment
Repair or maintenance of glassware manufacturing machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of mechanical parking systems
Repair or maintenance of industrial dish washing machines
Repair or maintenance of industrial washing machines
Repair or maintenance of fishing machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of metal working machines and tools
Repair or maintenance of shoe making machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of optical machines and instruments
Repair or maintenance of industrial furnaces
Repair or maintenance of mining machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of rubber-goods manufacturing machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of vending machines
Repair or maintenance of photographic machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of firearms
Repair or maintenance of water purification equipment
Repair or maintenance of electric lighting apparatus
Repair or maintenance of machines and apparatus for processing foods or beverages
Repair or maintenance of office machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of machines and apparatus for lumbering, woodworking, or veneer or plywood making
Repair or maintenance of textile machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of diving machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of measuring and testing machines and instruments
Repair or maintenance of tobacco processing machines
Repair or maintenance of air-conditioning apparatus [for industrial purposes]
Maintenance or repair of burners
Repair or maintenance of boilers
Repair or maintenance of pumps
Repair or maintenance of freezing machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of storage tanks
Repair or maintenance of telecommunication machines and apparatus [other than telephone sets, radio receivers and television receivers]
Telephone repair
Repair of radio or television sets
Repair or maintenance of applied electronic machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of power distributions or control machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of power generators
Repair of maintenance of electric motors
Repair or maintenance of painting machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of vehicle washing machines
Repair or maintenance of construction machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of loading-unloading machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of agricultural machines and implements
Repair or maintenance of waste compacting machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of waste crushing machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of pulp-making, paper-making or paper-processing machines and implements
Repair or maintenance of semiconductor manufacturing machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of machines and apparatus for use in beauty salons or barbers' shops
Repair or maintenance of plastic processing machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of packing or wrapping machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of sewing machines
Repair or maintenance of consumer electric appliances
Repair or maintenance of amusement machines and apparatus
Repair or maintenance of laboratory apparatus and instruments
Repair or maintenance of floor cleaning machines
Repair or maintenance of wastewater processing facility
Repair or maintenance of machines, apparatus, instruments or facilities composed of such machines, apparatus and instruments
Repair or maintenance of machine elements
Maintenance of cash dispensers
Repair or maintenance of automatic doors
Repair or maintenance of wires and cables
Repair of sports equipment
Repair of toys or dolls
Furniture restoration
Umbrella repair
Repair or maintenance of gas heaters
Repair or maintenance of cooking heaters
Repair or maintenance of cooking pots and pans
Repair or maintenance of musical instruments
Repair of bags or pouches
Safe deposit maintenance or repair
Shoe repair
Providing the services of setup or repair of locks for third parties
Repair of toilet stool units with a washing water
Repair of fishing tackles
Clock and watch repair or maintenance
Sharpening of scissors and kitchen knives
Repair of billiard equipment
Repair of game machines and apparatus
Repair of personal ornaments
Repair of spectacles
Repair or maintenance of bathtubs
Repair or maintenance of signboards
Fur care and repair
Laundering
Pressing of clothing
Repair of tatami mats
Clothing repair [mending clothing]
Fluffing of cotton batting for futon
Wig care and repair
Repair and maintenance of curtains
Repair of cosmetic and toilet utensils
Repair or maintenance of household tap-water filters
Book repair or maintenance
Repair or maintenance of Buddhist family altars
Repair or maintenance of blinds for building
Chimney sweeping
Cleaning of building exterior surfaces
Window cleaning
Carpet and rug cleaning
Floor polishing
Septic tank cleaning
Storage tank cleaning
Street cleaning
Bathtub and boiler cleaning
Cleaning of hairpieces
Meta drum cleaning
Cleaning of cargo-handling packaging containers
Cleaning of tableware
Cleaning of electric poles
Disinfecting of telephone hand-sets
Vermin exterminating [other than for agriculture, forestry or horticulture]
Sterilization of medical machines and apparatus
Sterilization of hospital and medical facilities
Rental of mining machines and apparatus
Rental of car-washing apparatus
Rental of electric washing machines
Rental of construction machines and apparatus
Rental of floor cleaning machines
Rental of mops
Rental of coin-operated washing machines
Rental of automatic shoe polishers
Rental of machines and apparatus for car maintenance
Rental of repairing machines and apparatus
Rental of machines and apparatus for electric works
Providing the service of washing tableware at hotels, boarding houses and restaurant for third parties
Information on repair of toys and dolls
Information on repair of bags or pouches
Information on general building construction works through computer network
Information on repair and maintenance of ornaments through computer network
Information on electric works through computer network
Information on telecommunication wiring through computer network
Information on repair or maintenance of electronic computers (including central processor unit, electronic circuits and magnetic discs with computer programs through computer network)
Information on general civil engineering works
Information on repair or maintenance of electric appliances for domestic use through computer network
Information on repair of radio or television sets
Information on repair or maintenance of musical instruments
Information on repair of bicycles
Information on repair or maintenance of automobiles
Information on preventing and exterminating vermin except those relating to agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Information on repair or maintenance of computers
Installing, extending, appendixing, namely version up and updating of function of computer machine
Maintenance of computer machine.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Railway transport
Car transport
Information on road and traffic
Vehicle-driving services
Vessel transport
Air transport
Packing of goods
Cargo unloading
Freight brokerage
Resident or office removal services
Brokerage for rental, selling, purchasing or chartering of vessels
Refloating of ships
Ship piloting
Tour conducting
Tour escorting
Agencies or liaison services for travel contracts [excluding those for lodging]
Ticket agencies
Information on travel contracts [excluding those for lodging]
Warehousing services for media and documents storing electronic data
Warehousing services
Temporary safekeeping of personal belongings
Gas supplying [distribution]
Electricity distribution
Water supplying [distribution]
Heat supplying [distribution]
Providing vessel mooring facilities
Rental of warehouse space
Parking services
Airport services
Providing toll roads, or providing information on toll roads
Management of parking places
Rental of wheelchairs
Rental of bicycles
Rental of aircrafts
Rental of loading-unloading machines and apparatus
Car rental
Rental of vessels
Rental of packing or wrapping machines and apparatus
Rental of mechanical parking systems
Rental of refrigerator-freezers for household purposes
Rental of freezers for household purposes
Rental of freezing machines and apparatus
Rental of gasoline station equipment (not for repair and maintenance of automobiles)
Rental of automatic lockers
Providing the service of rental of travel goods for third parties
Supplying of oil by pipeline
Agencies for operation of aircrafts
Rental of railway rolling stocks
Information on air transport, vessel transport, car transport and railway transport
Information on operation of trains, transport and carriage fares
Information on road, tollway, travel distance, and traffic jam
Information on operation of ferryboats, and carriage fares
Information on air fares
Information on airline operation and carriage fares
Information on flight availability
Information on booking of flight seats
Information on packing of goods
Information on agencies or brokerage of chartered vessels
Information on warehousing services
Information on rental of warehouse spaces
Information on car parking location and availability
Information on travel goods rental
Information on car rental
Information on rental of vessel transport
Information on rental of wheelchairs and rental of bicycles
Information on delivery of goods ordered through e-mail.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Meteorological information
Architectural design
Architectural design surveying
Geological surveys or research
Designing of machines, apparatus, instruments or systems composed of such machines, apparatus and instruments
Industrial designing
Technical advice relating to performance and operation of computers, automobiles and machines that require high levels of personal knowledge, skill experience of the operators to meet the required accuracy in operating them
Compute software design, computer programming, or maintenance of computer software for professional aptitude test
Computer software design, computer programming, or maintenance of computer software excluding for those used for communication by computer terminals and for electronic debiting
Creating or maintaining web sites
Providing computer programs
Computer network system design, maintenance of computer network system
Information on computer software design or computer network system design
Information on computer software design, computer programming, or maintenance of computer software
Information on computer software design, computer programming, setting environment of computer machine, computer software, software
Consultancy on computer network system design, programming, setting environment, operating, extending appendixing, namely version up and updating of rental of storage area on server for personal dairy or business dairy
Rental of storage area on computer server
Agencies for building website
Search engine service on Internet
Data processing
Testing, inspection or research of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics or foodstuff
Research on building construction or city planning
Testing or research on prevention of pollution
Testing or research on electricity
Testing or research on civil engineering
Testing, inspection or research on agriculture, livestock breeding or fisheries
Testing or research on machines, apparatus and instruments
Testing or research on chemicals
Testing on electrical products based on domestic or exporting country's safety standard
Testing, inspection or research on fiber products
Authenticating works of art
Agencies or brokerage for copyright licensing
Rental of measuring apparatus
Rental of computers
Rental of laboratory apparatus and instruments
Rental of drawing instruments
Patent-technical information and technical information
Information on testing and research for construction machines and apparatus, loading-unloading machines and apparatus, mining machines and apparatus and agricultural machines and implements
Information on designing for setting gas apparatus
Information on architectural design
Information on designing of general building construction, general civil engineering
Information on oil prospecting, natural gas prospecting
Information on geological surveys or research
Information on computer programming
Testing, inspection or research of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics or foodstuff through internet connection
Testing, inspection or research of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics or foodstuff
Information on biology, physics and chemistry
Information on electrotechnics and electrotechnology science
Testing or research on prevention of pollution through internet connection
Technical information on gas, liquid, natural gas, industrial oil, petrochemical product, catalysts purification
Information on chemical examination and research
Information on research on building construction or city planning
Information on examination and research of optical machines and apparatus
Information on testing or research on prevention of pollution, accident, disaster
Information on testing or research on prevention of pollution
Analysis, technical guidance, examination, research and report on water supply and sewage line business, information on analysis, technical guidance, examination, research and report on water supply and sewage line business
Information on experiment and research on superconductor technology
Information on testing, inspection or research on agriculture, livestock breeding or fisheries
Information on testing or research on machines, apparatus and instruments
Information on trademark right through computer
Information on intellectual property rights
Information on agencies for legal procedures relating to lawsuits or legal issues
Information on agencies for judicial registration or deposits
Information on land regulation
Information on intellectual property laws and copyright law
Information on technical trend based on analysis patent specifications
Information on law and judges
Information on rental of measuring apparatus
Information on rental of computers
Information on rental of laboratory apparatus and instruments