The trademark application was filed by PayPal, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). Appeal pending.
The application was filed in English (Italian was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018302409 was Rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 12, 2022 by the EUIPO. The Appeal with reference B R1067/2024-2 was Trade mark application refused according to Article 7(3) EUTMR with decision issued on November 4, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software
Computer software for processing electronic payments and for transferring funds to and from others
Computer software for creating, preparing, managing, sending, processing, tracking, and reconciling invoices
Computer software for issuing receipts regarding mobile payment transactions
Mobile application software for processing electronic payments and for transferring funds to and from others
Authentication software for controlling access to and communications with computers and computer networks
Computer hardware for making, authenticating, facilitating, operating, managing, and processing payment transactions with credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, payment cards, gift cards, and other payment forms
Electronic devices, namely point of sale terminals, chip card readers, credit card readers, payment card readers, mobile card readers, charging stands
Magnetic encoded and coded card readers
Card readers
Card readers for payment and credit cards
Credit cards
Magnetically encoded credit cards and payment cards
Parts and fittings for all of the aforesaid.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Promoting the goods of others, namely, providing information regarding discounts, coupons, rebates, vouchers and special offers for the goods of others
Promoting the goods and services of others by providing hypertext links to the web sites of others
Promoting the goods and services of others by providing a web site featuring links to the online retail web sites of others
Business consulting services in the field of online payments
Managing and tracking credit card, debit card, ACH, prepaid cards, payment cards, and other forms of payment transactions via electronic communications networks for business purposes
Business information management, namely, electronic reporting of business analytics relating to payment processing, authentication, tracking, and invoicing
Business management, namely, optimization of payments for businesses.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial services
Financial services, namely, electronic funds transfer
Clearing and reconciling financial transactions
Financial payment services
Providing a wide variety of payment and financial services, namely, credit card services, issuing credit cards and lines of credit, electronic payment services involving electronic processing and subsequent transmission of bill payment data, bill payment services with guaranteed payment delivery, all conducted via a global communications network
Credit card and debit card transaction processing services
Providing payment and financial services, namely, creating, preparing, managing, sending, processing, tracking, and reconciling invoices
Reimbursement of funds for disputed items in the field of electronic payment purchases
Providing purchase protection services for goods and services purchased by others via a global computer network and wireless networks
Information, consultancy and advisory services in relation to all of the aforesaid.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Software as a services [SAAS] services
Platform as a service [PAAS] services
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for processing electronic payments
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for creating, preparing, managing, sending, processing, tracking, and reconciling invoices
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for issuing receipts regarding mobile payment transactions
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable authentication software for controlling access to and communications with computers and computer networks
Information, consultancy and advisory services in relation to all of the aforesaid.