The trademark THUNDERBIRD STRIKE was filed by Play'n GO Marks Ltd, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Malta (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 19, 2020, and received one opposition filed on November 18, 2020 by ITC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by CMS CAMERON MCKENNA NABARRO OLSWANG POSNIAK I BEJM SP.K. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 18, 2020
The application was filed in Swedish, and Swedish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with Computer games and video games (software), hereunder software for slot machine games, betting and wagering games, video slot games, casino games and bingo games provided online and via computer networks and playable on any type of computing device including arcade games, personal computers, handheld devices and mobile phones and software for slot machine games, betting and wagering games, video slot games, casino games and bingo games provided online and via computer networks and playable on any type of computing device including arcade games, personal computers and handheld devices..
The mark was filed in class 28 with following description of goods:
Videogaming apparatus, hereunder slot machines for gambling, gaming machines, poker machines and other video based casino gaming machines
Arcade games
Gaming machines, namely, devices that accept a wager
Reconfigurable casino and lottery gaming equipment, hereunder gaming machines including computer games and software therefor sold as a unit.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Games services provided online (via computer networks), hereunder providing slot machine games, betting and wagering games, video slot games, casino games and bingo games, playable via local or global computer networks
On-line gaming services
Entertainment services, namely, conducting a game of chance simultaneously at multiple, independent gaming establishments
Entertainment ser-vices, hereunder providing on-line computer games