The trademark EFOCS was filed by EURO-FINANCE JSC, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 20, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 14, 2020 by EWE Aktiengesellschaft on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by JABBUSCH SIEKMANN & WASILJEFF and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 14, 2020
The application was filed in Bulgarian, and Bulgarian 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 following description of goods:
Mobile apps
Application software for mobile phones
Application software
Computer software applications, downloadable
Downloadable software applications
Graphical user interface software
Software for monitoring, analysing, controlling and running physical world operations
Utility software
Computer programs [downloadable software]
Recorded computer programs
Computer software platforms
Computer software platforms, recorded or downloadable
Data processing programs
Software and applications for mobile devices
Computer games programmes for simulating financial securities trading [software]
All solely relating to finance.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising services for promoting the brokerage of stocks and other securities
Administrative order processing
Administrative processing of purchase orders
Ordering services for third parties
Information about sales methods
Provision of online price comparison services
Mediation of trade business for third parties
Commercial administration of the licensing of the goods and services of others
Sales administration
Arranging of contracts, for others, for the providing of services
Arranging of buying and selling contracts for third parties
Price analysis services
Administration relating to marketing
Administration relating to sales methods
Business administration services for the processing of sales made on a global computer network
Negotiation of commercial transactions for third parties
Computerised business management [for others]
Commercial intermediation services
Business management organisation
Business management services relating to electronic commerce
Business brokerage services
Business administration services for processing sales made on the internet
Provision of market research information
Economic forecasting and analysis
Compilation and systemization of information into computer databases
Computerized file management
Drawing up of business statistical information
Provision of statistical information relating to business
All the above only in relation to finance and not in relation to the field of telecommunications, telecommunications equipment, and telecommunications infrastructure.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Securities trading services
Automated securities brokerage
Securities brokerage account services
Information services relating to securities
Comparison of performance of securities
Management of portfolios comprising securities
Stock investment management
Trading of securities options
Securities brokerage
Trading of securities and securities index futures in overseas markets
Management of portfolios of transferable securities
Stock brokerage services
Stocks and shares information services
Financial services relating to international securities
Provision of pricing information about equities
Computerised securities brokerage services
Advisory services relating to international securities
Financial investment analysis and stock research
Securities investment services for personal investors
Comparison of performance of portfolios of securities
Brokerage services relating to the securities markets
Provision of computerised information relating to securities
Preparation of financial analyses relating to securities
Providing information on trading in securities
Providing information relating to securities underwriting
Trading of securities options for others
Brokerage services relating to securities offering
Management of transferable securities
Electronic stock transfer initiation services
Financial services related to the sale and purchase of securities
Brokerage of shares and other securities
Establishment of portfolios of securities (Services for the -)
Trading of securities index futures
Providing information relating to the trading of securities and securities index futures in overseas markets
Trading of securities index futures for others
Private equity fund investment services
Financial database services relating to stocks
Providing stock market information
Providing information relating to the trading of securities index futures
Securities brokerage and trading services
Trading of overseas market securities futures
Providing information relating to the trading of overseas market securities futures
Trading of overseas market securities futures for others
Transfer agency services rendered to issuers of investment securities
Providing information relating to domestic and overseas market securities futures
Securities brokerage
Stock exchange services
Securities exchange services
Futures exchange services
Stockbroking agency services
Provision of stock exchange quotations
Stock brokerage services
Stock exchange price quotations
Stock exchange information services
Electronic stock exchange services
Stock debenture brokerage
Providing stock market information
Computer analyses of stock exchange information
Exchange market services relating to commodity futures contracts
Provision of financial information relating to the stock exchange
Provision of information and data concerning stock exchanges
Stock exchange quotation and listing services
Provision of information relating to stock exchange prices
Preparation and quotation of stock exchange prices and indices
Providing on-line stock exchange information from a computer database or the Internet
Stock exchange information provided on-line from a computer database or the Internet.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Constructing an internet platform for electronic commerce
Design and development of software in the field of mobile applications
Software development, programming and implementation
Preparation of computer programs for data processing
Computer design and programming services
Maintenance of data processing software
Design and development of data entry systems
Design and development of data processing systems
Development of systems for the processing of data
Creation of computing platforms for third parties
Creating and maintaining websites for cellular phones.