018192783

Cleannext

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February 4, 2020

Trademark Summary

The trademark cleannext was filed by Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 18, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 18, 2020 by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by REDDIE & GROSE LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 18, 2020

The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
  2. Magnetic data carriers, recording discs
  3. Compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media
  4. Data processing equipment, computers
  5. Electronic downloadable publications, books, pamphlets, texts, images, programs, games, pieces of music, films
  6. Software.
• The mark was filed in class 16 with Printed matter, in particular newspapers, periodicals, magazines, cards, catalogues, brochures, handbooks, prospectuses, placards and photographs and Instructional and teaching material (except apparatus)..
• The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Advertising
  2. Market research
  3. Telemarketing services
  4. Personnel management consulting
  5. Placement of staff
  6. Arranging and conducting of trade fairs, exhibitions and special shows for commercial and advertising purposes
  7. Business management, in particular with regard to the organisation and arranging of trade fairs, exhibitions, special shows and sales events
  8. Presentation of companies and their goods and services, including on the internet, for business purposes
  9. Sales promotion for others
  10. Merchandising (sales promotion)
  11. Demonstration of goods
  12. Providing of business and commercial contacts, including on the Internet
  13. Rental of advertising space and advertising material
  14. Rental of exhibition and trade fair stands
  15. Consultancy in relation to business management, in particular with regard to arranging and conducting of trade fairs, exhibitions, special shows and sales events
  16. Collating and maintenance of data in computer databases
  17. Publication of printed matter (including in electronic form), for advertising purposes
  18. Research in computer databases and on the Internet relating to professional business topics
  19. Professional business information, including on the internet
  20. Commercial information agencies.
• The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Telecommunications, telecommunications by means of platforms on the internet, in particular for conducting virtual trade fairs
  2. Providing access to electronic communication networks, in particular the Internet and intranets
  3. E-mail services
  4. Electronic message and image sending
  5. Providing access to databases on computer networks, in particular interactive databases containing information on consumer goods and industrial products
  6. Providing access to business information on the Internet
  7. Services of a press agency
  8. Providing access to websites on the internet, providing access to weblogs
  9. Rental of access time to a website for viewing events (telecommunications).
• The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Education
  2. Providing of training
  3. Entertainment
  4. Sporting and cultural activities
  5. Training and further training consultancy
  6. Vocational guidance [education or training advice]
  7. Arranging and conducting of exhibitions and special shows for cultural, educational and instructional purposes
  8. Arranging and conducting of educational events, congresses, seminars, conferences, symposiums and workshops (providing of training)
  9. Arranging and conducting of colloquiums
  10. Production of shows
  11. Arranging of entertainment shows
  12. Organisation and conducting of balls
  13. Arranging and conducting of competitions (education or entertainment)
  14. Performances (Presentation of live -)
  15. Orchestra services
  16. Planning (Party -) [entertainment]
  17. Providing non-downloadable electronic publications from a global computer network or the Internet
  18. Publication of printed matter (also in electronic form), except for advertising purposes
  19. Publication of magazines and books in electronic form, also on the Internet
  20. Game services provided on-line from a computer network
  21. Seat reservation and advance ticket sales for entertainment events, including via the Internet.