The trademark M was filed by Maatschappij tot exploitatie van Immobiliƫn, verkort : Matexi, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 26, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 25, 2020 by ARRIAGA ASOCIADOS ASESORAMIENTO JURIDICO Y ECONOMICO, S.L. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MERX PATENTES Y MARCAS, S.L.P. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 25, 2020
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Real estate brokerage
Management of property
Real estate agencies
Property management
Financial services connected with real estate
Investment company services, namely locating real estate suitable for further development with a view to making a profit through adding value
Mediation and consultancy in the field of real-estate investment
The accumulation, management, placement and investment of assets
Drafting of financial plans within the framework of project development
Mediation in the rental and letting of real estate for shopping centres, business premises and residential accommodation
Mediation in the purchase and sale of real estate for shopping centres, business premises and residential accommodation
Financing and investment (and mediation therein) in relation to real estate for shopping centres, business premises and residential accommodation, and consultancy relating thereto
Provision of finance for real estate development
All the above services are rendered exclusively in relation to real estate and none of those services are connected with financial or tax consultancy.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Contractors
Building construction
Demolition work
Carpentry services
Plastering
Painting and decorating
Insulation services
Roofing services
Tiling
Interior decorating
Damp-proofing in buildings
Scaffolding
Glazing
Dredging
Bridge building, road building, railway construction
Paving services
Underpinning
Repair and maintenance of buildings
Installation, maintenance and repair of lighting installations, lightning-protection devices and earthing, telecommunications devices, apparatus for heating, ventilating, refrigerating and sanitary purposes, and of industrial and machine installations
Plumbing and installation of gas and water supply systems
Laying of cables and pipelines
Cleaning of buildings, chimneys, land vehicles and textile goods
Repair or maintenance of clothing, electrical apparatus and installations, tools, precision instruments, vehicles, mechanical apparatus and devices for medical and orthopaedic purposes, photographic, projection and film apparatus, upholstery, footwear and horological instruments
Shipbuilding
Work involving explosives
Rental of construction equipment
Cloth laundry
Consultancy for building and constructions, including in the context of project development
Property development services [construction].
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Planning in the field of building and construction, including within the framework of project development
Technical consultancy in the field of new buildings, maintenance, renovation, urban development and environmental planning
Services of architects, engineers, garden and landscape architects and surveyors
Designing residences
Drawing up of expert reports by engineers
Technical consultancy and providing of expertise
Technical research
Advisory services in the field of project development