3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. obtains EU trademark registrations
The registrations encompass a wide range of sanitary industrial food equipment covered by a 3-A Sanitary Standard and authorized to display the 3-A Symbol.
3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (3-A SSI), McLean, Va., announced the legal registration of the 3-A Symbol and 3A word mark by the European Union (EU) Intellectual Property Office. The new registrations encompass a wide range of sanitary industrial food equipment covered by a 3-A Sanitary Standard and authorized to display the 3-A Symbol.
Extending protection of the 3-A SSI marks to the EU is of major commercial significance for licensees, 3-A SSI said. The registrations provide rights for 3-A SSI licensees in the EU to oppose conflicting applications, bring a cancellation action against a conflicting registration, sue for infringement against confusingly similar third-party trademark use, apply for seizure by customs authorities of counterfeit goods being imported into the EU, obtain damages for infringement, and more.