Trademark Notice
This page states the trademark position for this website. It exists so that customers, platform reviewers and rights holders can see exactly how the marks of other companies are used here, and why.
Marks referenced on this site
Slim Belly is a registered European Union trade mark of Airpressure Bodyforming GmbH & Co. KG, Vorderbrandstr. 13 1/2, 83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany.
| EUTM | Mark | Type | Classes | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 007317101 | SLIM BELLY | Figurative | 25, 28, 35 | 2028-10-07 |
| 010129071 | slim belly by AIRPRESSURE BODYFORMING | Figurative | 28, 35, 41 | 2031-07-18 |
| 011200391 | Slim Belly | Word | 35, 41 | 2032-09-19 |
| 008576811 | SLIM BELLY | Word | 41 | 2029-09-28 |
How the name is used here
Slim Belly is named on this site only to identify the products our own products connect to. It appears after the words for or compatible with, never as the name of a product we sell, never as our company name, and never in our logo or domain.
We are an independent manufacturer. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or authorised by Airpressure Bodyforming GmbH & Co. KG or any related company. We do not supply genuine Slim Belly parts, and nothing on this site should be read as a claim that we do.
Why we consider this use lawful
Under European Union trade mark law, the proprietor of a trade mark may not prohibit a third party from using the mark where the use is necessary to indicate the intended purpose of the third party's own goods, provided the use is in accordance with honest practices in industrial or commercial matters. This is the principle applied by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-228/03 (Gillette v LA-Laboratories).
Three conditions are relevant, and we meet all three:
- Necessity. There is no other practical way to tell a customer that our control unit drives a belt they already own.
- Proportion. We use only the two-word name, in body text and page titles, and we do not reproduce the full composite mark or its stylised form.
- No suggestion of endorsement. Every page that names the mark carries a notice stating that we are an independent manufacturer.
Two further points of fact
The words themselves are descriptive of the goods. The General Court held in Case T-61/12 that "Slim Belly" is descriptive for fitness equipment. Descriptive signs receive a narrower scope of protection, and third parties remain free to use them descriptively.
Our products are manufactured in our own factory and are sold under our own names. We do not present them as Slim Belly products, and we do not use the Slim Belly name in any advertising that suggests origin in that company.
Contact
If you believe anything on this site is incorrect, or if you are the rights holder and wish to raise a point, contact us and we will respond. Corrections to factual statements will be made promptly.