The trademark HFI was filed by Markit Economics Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 10, 2010, and received one opposition filed on January 10, 2011 by HFC Bank Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (c) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by SIMMONS & SIMMONS LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 10, 2011
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on June 10, 2021.
of the trademark registration was recorded on June 10, 2021. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on February 15, 2011. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on May 17, 2017. Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 6, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software
Computer databases
Computer hardware and firmware
Computer software (including software downloadable from the Internet) data processing equipment
Computer programming apparatus
Application programming apparatus
Computer software and applications for use in processing financial and banking information and data
Apparatus for checking (supervision)
Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
Magnetic data carriers, recording discs
Calculating machines
Data processing equipment and computers
Computer software development tools
Electronic publications
Downloadable information
Computer hardware and computer software for database management, computer programs
Computer software and publications in electronic form supplied on-line from databases, from facilities provided on a global computer network or the Internet
Interactive computer software
Apparatus for searching electronic information from a global computer network or the Internet
Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods
None of the aforesaid goods being used in relation to the promotion of consumer banking, mortgage lending or credit card services.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Providing business and commercial information
Compilation of information into computer databases
Business investigations
Economic forecasting
Business research
Providing business and commercial statistical information
Providing business data analysis for third parties
Providing database management and services for business
Providing business data collection, compilation, handling and management services
Providing business data processing and verification services
Providing business data retrieval services
Dissemination of business and commercial information
Collection, collation, pooling and processing of financial information and data
Business information provided online from a computer database or from the internet
None of the aforesaid being the promotion of consumer banking, mortgage lending or credit card services.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial information and data services
Information and data relating to credit pricing, to credit market pricing, to financial instrument price discrepancy, to price discrepancy, to individual and sector credit curve construction, to credit curves, to financial instrument prices, to price comparisons of financial instruments, to collateral valuation, information and data for use in relation to risk management and trading, to credit risk management and trading, to price comparison of financial instruments and to credit risk models, to regulatory and economic capital modelling and management
Provision of financial information and data
Real estate affairs
Financial and banking information, news and data services
Providing information and analysis regarding financial markets, fiscal assessments and stock exchange quotations
Facilitating, processing and completing transactions for and trades of syndicated loans
Providing financial information via the Internet in the field of syndicated loans
Providing an on-line computer database in the field of syndicated loans and trading of syndicated loans
All the aforesaid services provided from a global computer network on the Internet
Financial information provided on-line from a computer database or from the Internet
Information, consultancy and advisory services relating to the aforesaid services
None of the aforesaid being the promotion of consumer banking, mortgage lending or credit card services.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Providing access to computer data files and other computerized sources of information via the internet
Providing access to databases
Telecommunication services
Providing computer access to applications for use in processing financial and banking information and data, business and commercial information, economic forecasting, business research
Electronic communication services
Leasing of access time to computer databases
Providing consulting and advisory services relating to the aforesaid services
None of the aforesaid being the promotion of consumer banking, mortgage lending or credit card services.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Electronic publications
Providing electronic publications on-line
Financial news reporting services
Providing consulting and advisory services relating to the aforesaid services
None of the aforesaid being the promotion of consumer banking, mortgage lending or credit card services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer programming
Development and design of computer software
Providing consulting and advisory services relating to the aforesaid services
None of the aforesaid being the promotion of consumer banking, mortgage lending or credit card services.