The trademark Uniorange was filed by Uniorange Design Co., Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 21, 2020, and received one opposition filed on April 20, 2020 by Orange Brand Services Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by TAYLOR WESSING LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 20, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on December 3, 2020. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 20, 2021.
The Opposition with reference B 003116571 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 19, 2021 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer hardware
Monitors [computer programs]
Computer software applications, downloadable
Downloadable music files
Downloadable image files
Encoded magnetic cards
Computer programs, recorded
Punched card machines for offices
Downloadable computer software
Computerized time clocks with fingerprint recognition.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Public relations
Marketing
Market studies
Providing business information via a web site
Provision of commercial and business contact information
Commercial intermediation services
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Negotiation and conclusion of commercial transactions for third parties
Updating and maintenance of data in computer databases
Media relations services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Conducting technical project studies
Technological research
Research and development of new products for others
Industrial design
Styling [industrial design]
Conversion of data or documents from physical to electronic media
Computer software design
Platform as a service [PaaS]
Consultancy in the design and development of computer hardware