Apple Inc. opposition
against
our MACARAJA trademark
Apple Inc. argues that the inclusion of the formative letters of the surname MAC
-- constituting part of its own trademarks 'MAC', 'iMac'and 'MAC OS' --
in our trademark MACARAJA for identical or similar goods and services
may create a risk of confusion and/or association with its own marks,
therefore violating its rights.
Thus, Apple Inc. requests the cancellation of our mark MACARAJA.
As far as we are concerned, to imagine that one could mistake our trademark MACARAJA for the Apple Inc trademarks is to think poorly of the basic customer.
Thus, Apple Inc. requests the cancellation of our mark MACARAJA.
As far as we are concerned, to imagine that one could mistake our trademark MACARAJA for the Apple Inc trademarks is to think poorly of the basic customer.
Do you want to help us?
If you think the mark MACARAJA can not be confused with one of the trademarks 'MAC', 'iMac' or 'MAC OS' of Apple Inc., you can help us.
- Mail us your comments using our address.
- Help us finance the proceedings (translation costs, lawyer costs, etc.) by donating the amount of your choice:
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Main documents relating to the opposition
| Date | From | To | Document | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/30/2010 | OHIM | MACARAJA |
PDF
Receipt of filing of our MACARAJA community trade mark request
|
French |
| 08/06/2010 | OHIM | MACARAJA |
PDF
Research report on the community trade mark MACARAJA
|
French |
| 09/17/2010 | OHIM | MACARAJA |
PDF
Acceptance of publication of our community trade mark MACARAJA
|
French |
| 09/24/2010 | WILSON & BERTHELOT (Apple Inc. representative) |
MACARAJA |
PDF
First protest of Apple Inc. against our community trade mark MACARAJA
|
French |
| 10/27/2010 | MACARAJA | WILSON & BERTHELOT (Apple Inc. representative) |
PDF
Our answer to WILSON & BERTHELOT (Apple Inc. representative)
No good reason seems to warrant the cancellation of our mark. |
French |
| 12/06/2010 | EDWARDS ANGELL PALMER & DODGE (Apple Inc. representative) |
OHIM |
PDF
Apple Inc. opposition to our trademark MACARAJA
PDF Annexes (pages 1 to 10) PDF Annexes (pages 11 to 25) PDF Annexes (pages 26 to 30) |
English English English English |
| 12/09/2010 | OHIM | MACARAJA |
PDF
Notice of Apple Inc. opposition to our trademark MACARAJA
|
English |
| 12/12/2010 | MACARAJA | OHIM |
PDF
Our doubts about the representativeness of EDWARDS ANGELL PALMER & DODGE
PDF English version (transmited the 01/22/2011 to OHIM) We are asking Edward ANGELL PALMER & DODGE to justify their status as representative of Apple Inc.. |
French English |
| 15/12/2010 | OHIM | MACARAJA |
PDF
Admission of the opposition of Apple Inc. against our community trade mark MACARAJA
|
English |
| 01/05/2011 | EDWARDS ANGELL PALMER & DODGE (Apple Inc. representative) |
MACARAJA |
PDF
Letter of Apple Inc. representative to explain their opposition
EDWARDS ANGELL PALMER & DODGE requests that we cancel all our trademark registration in whole. |
English |
| 01/08/2011 | MACARAJA | OHIM |
PDF
English translation of the letter setting out our doubts about the representativeness of EDWARDS ANGELL PALMER & DODGE
We are still asking Edward ANGELL PALMER & DODGE to justify their status as representative of Apple Inc.. |
English |
| 01/11/2011 | OHIM | MACARAJA |
PDF
Changing the timetable of the proceedings
The OHIM has not received the translation of our letter dated December 12, 2010. |
English |
| 01/12/2011 | MACARAJA | OHIM |
PDF
Explanations about the translation of our letter dated December 12, 2010
|
English |
| 01/12/2011 | MACARAJA | EDWARDS ANGELL PALMER & DODGE (Apple Inc. representative) |
PDF
Reasoned response to EDWARDS ANGELL PALMER & DODGE
We can not agree to cancel our trademark registration, because our trademark MACARAJA is not related, directly or indirectly, to the trademark MAC. |
English |
| 01/22/2011 | MACARAJA | OHIM |
PDF
Sending a new translation of our letter dated December 12, 2010
|
English |
| 01/24/2011 | OHIM | EDWARDS ANGELL PALMER & DODGE (Apple Inc. representative) |
PDF
Transmission of our request dated December 12, 2010 to EDWARDS ANGELL PALMER & DODGE
|
English |
| 02/21/2011 | MACARAJA | OHIM |
PDF
Request of proof of use & Contestation of well-known goods and services
|
English |
Dates of the proceedings
| Date | Stage of the procedure |
|---|---|
|
12/16/2010-02/17/2011 12/16/2010-03/16/2011 |
COOLING OFF period |
|
02/17/2011-04/16/2011 03/17/2011-05/16/2011 |
Adversarial part of the opposition proceedings |
|
04/17/2011-06/16/2011 05/17/2011-07/16/2011 |
Our observations part of the opposition proceedings |
|
06/17/2011 07/17/2011 |
End of opposition proceedings |
| All the dates mentioned in the OHIM communication dated December 15, 2010 were modified by the OHIM communication dated January 11, 2011. | |
Do you want to help us?
If you think the mark MACARAJA can not be confused with one of the trademarks 'MAC', 'iMac' or 'MAC OS' of Apple Inc., you can help us.
- Mail us your comments using our address.
- Help us finance the proceedings (translation costs, lawyer costs, etc.) by donating the amount of your choice:
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For the record
Our own brand name, MACARAJA, mainly stems from the name given in South America to the 'otter cat' (Puma yagouaroundi, or 'jaguarondi' in French): MARACAJA, and from the title given to Hindu princes for its final phonetic: MAHARAJA. This is an alteration of the MARACAJA name, which sounds better when reversing the middle syllables, and is reminiscent of the Hindu prince name: MACARAJA (|ma|-|ka|-|ʀad|-|ʒa|) instead of MARACAJA.
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