The trademark A + was filed by AdvanceCare - Gestão de Serviços de Saúde, S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 11, 2020, and received one opposition filed on June 2, 2020 by DANTE INTERNATIONAL SA on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ARDELEANU, EUGEN and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 2, 2020
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Promotion of insurance services, on behalf of third parties
Administrative services relating to referrals for insurance agents
Administrative services relating to dental health insurance
Promotion of financial and insurance services, on behalf of third parties
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of insurance services, enabling consumers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
Medical billing services for doctors
Billing
Telephone billing
Medical billing services for hospitals
Billing services in the field of healthcare
Providing business information directory services, via a global computer network
Business administration services for the processing of sales made on a global computer network
Providing business information, also via internet, the cable network or other forms of data transfer
Marketing
Promotional marketing
Direct marketing
Targeted marketing
Digital marketing
Marketing advice
Marketing consulting
Advertising and marketing
Marketing by telephone
Internet marketing
Business marketing services
Administration relating to marketing
Preparation of advertising campaigns
Administrative management of health care clinics
Management of health care clinics for others
Business management of hospitals
Administrative management of hospitals
Retail services for pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary preparations and medical supplies.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial sponsorship
Benevolent fund services
Insurance underwriting
Mortgage insurance
Marine insurance
Banking insurance
Medical insurance
Insurance investigations
Insurance information
Insurance consultancy
Accident insurance
Insurance of buildings
Commodities insurance
Administration of insurance plans
Insurance guarantees
Insurance for hotels
Insurance for vans
Travel insurance
Insurance brokerage
Arranging of insurance
Credit insurance
Aviation insurance
Insurance for garages
Insurance for offices
Life insurance
Household insurance services
Mortgage banking insurance
Insurance services relating to motor vehicles
Insurance subrogation
Insurance for legal expenses
Real estate insurance services
Medical insurance underwriting
Private health insurance
Insurance services relating to property
Insurance for businesses
Insuring of hotel accommodation
Professional indemnity insurance
Provision of insurance services to insurance companies
Insurance services relating to life
Appraisals for insurance purposes
Insurance services for mobile telephones
Insurance risk management
Transit insurance underwriting
Underwriting relating to transport insurance
Arranging of travel insurance
Financial evaluation [insurance, banking, real estate]
Assurance underwriting
Home contents insurance
Fire insurance valuations
Financial services relating to insurance
Arranging of credit insurance
Insurance brokerage for property
Life insurance underwriting
Personal insurance services
Insurance of communications apparatus
Insurance services relating to goods in transit
Provision of holiday insurance
Insurance agencies
Administration of insurance portfolios
Studies (Insurance -)
Life assurance brokerage
Insurance against loss of credit
Administration of insurance business
Warranty insurance services
Insurance for third party liability
Insurance services relating to sport
Brokerage of casualty insurance
Life insurance agencies
Accident insurance underwriting
Fire insurance underwriting
Health insurance underwriting
Insurance claim settlements
Arranging for financing of insurance premiums
Insurance premium financing services
Underwriting insurance for pre-paid health care
Provision of equipment guarantee insurance
Administration of insurance claims adjustment
Processing of insurance claims
Medical insurance services provided to companies
Provision of mortgage loan insurance
Appraisals for insurance claims of real estate
Variable insurance investment services
Financial services rendered by insurance companies
Telephone banking and insurance services
Insurance services for the repayment of medical expense
Provision of advice [financial] to loss adjusters
Financial consultancy and insurance consultancy
Provision of insurance services to reinsurance companies
Financial advisory services relating to life assurance
Assessing and processing insurance claims
Brokerage of non-life insurance
Underwriting insurance for pre-paid legal services
Non-life insurance underwriting
Insurance services relating to contingency planning
Insurance services relating to credit agreements
Insurance claims adjustment and settlement services
Providing information relating to insurance premium rate computing
Personal insurance services relating to the supply of legal advice
Insurance services relating to cancelled bookings for holidays
Insurance services relating to mail order businesses
Consultancy and brokerage services relating to health insurance
Consultancy and brokerage services relating to home insurance
Consultancy and brokerage services relating to travel insurance
Consultancy and brokerage services relating to accident insurance
Consultancy and brokerage services relating to life insurance
Consultancy and brokerage services relating to vehicle insurance
Time and cost overrun risk insurance
Providing online information about insurance from a computer database or the Internet
Providing purchase protection insurance for goods purchased using credit cards
Insurance administration of prescription drug benefit plans
Arranging investments, in particular capital investments, financing services and insurance
Insurance underwriting and appraisals and assessment for insurance purposes
Finance services
Financial brokerage services
Computerised financial data services
Personal finance services
Computerised financial services
Financial appraisal services
Insurance premium rate computing
Reinsurance
Reinsurance brokerage
Reinsurance underwriting
Reinsurance actuarial services
Reinsurance consultancy
Financial evaluation for reinsurance purposes
Reinsurance claim settlements
Providing reinsurance information
Reinsurance claims processing
Providing online information about reinsurance from a computer database or the Internet
Mortgage protection policies
Viatical settlement services
Provision of ten year insurance policies
Financing services relating to dental care
Financing services relating to hotels
Financing services relating to trade
Financing services relating to maternity care
Financial services relating to the motor trade
Financing services relating to real estate development.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Courses (Training -) relating to insurance
Training
Practical training [demonstration]
Vocational training services
Computer training
Workshops for training purposes
Education services relating to health
Employment training
Training in business skills
Training in public relations
Consultancy services relating to training.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific technological services
Design and development of prostheses
Design and development of networks
Design and development of multimedia products
Design and development of new products
Design and development of software for website development
Design and development of medical technology
Database design and development
Design, development and implementation of software
Design and development of engineering products
Design and development of telecommunications networks
Design and development of consumer products
Design and development of driver software
Design and development of data processing software
Scientific services
Scientific laboratory services
Scientific services relating to the isolation and cultivation of human tissues and cells
Medical laboratory services
Non-medical, ultrasound imaging services
Computer software consultancy
Software engineering
Software creation
Technological services
Technological services relating to computers.
The mark was filed in class 44 with following description of goods:
Medical services
Provision of medical services
Health resort services [medical]
Medical examinations
Medical and healthcare services
Dietetic counselling services [medical]
Advisory services relating to medical services
Charitable services, namely providing medical services
Medical tele-reporting [medical services]
Health clinic services [medical]
Advisory services relating to medical instruments
Advisory services relating to medical problems
Services for the preparation of medical reports
Providing information relating to medical services
Medical screening services relating to cardiovascular disease
Medical health assessment services
Consultancy and information services relating to medical products
Medical treatment services provided by clinics and hospitals
Health care consultancy services [medical]
Medical services for the diagnosis of conditions of the human body
Medical laboratory services for the analysis of samples taken from patients
Providing online medical record services other than dentistry
Medical analysis services for diagnostic and treatment purposes provided by medical laboratories
Human hygiene and beauty care
Therapy services
Medical information services provided via the Internet
Psychological treatment
Depilatory treatment
Cosmetic treatment
Treatment of allergies
Medical testing services, namely, fitness evaluation
Medical analysis services for the diagnosis of cancer
Medical analysis services for cancer diagnosis and prognosis
Medical testing services relating to the diagnosis and treatment of disease
Consulting services relating to health care
Beauty salon services
Medical treatment services
Human fertility treatment services
Medical evaluation services
Medical clinic services
Medical analysis services
Health clinic services
Hospital services
Animal hospitals
Home nursing aid services
Hospital nursing home services
Medical house call services
Respite care services in the nature of home nursing aid
Animal healthcare services
Veterinary services (Professional consultancy relating to -)
Providing information relating to veterinary services