The trademark nexus was filed by Aequitas Group Ltd, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 13, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 15, 2021 by Hartmann, Michael on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by WeSaveYourCopyrights Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 15, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 23, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software
Computer workflow management systems
Computer workflow applications
Database management software
Data collection software
Appraisal and career validation software
Executive profiling, identification and matching software
Computer software for business networking, marketing, and employment
Downloadable electronic publications
All the aforesaid goods being for and in relation to the identification and introduction of senior executives to private capital investors and their investee companies
None of the aforesaid being for or in relation to performing or processing financial transactions and fund transfers, managing investment portfolios, managing and transferring assets, offering securities brokerage services or providing financial advisory services
None of the aforesaid being for and in relation to electronic musical instruments and sound recording carriers
None of the aforesaid being for and in relation to software for music and sound generation, software for processing sounds and for reproducing sound files and sounds, software for creating and producing sound samples, sound files, music files, synthesiser software, music sampling software, audio construction kits in the forms of soundtracks of individual instruments, musical audio archives, electronic sound libraries, audio libraries, digital sound recording collections, digitised instrument sound collections.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Management and compilation of computerised database
Database subscription services
Business networking services
Business introduction services
Business research and survey services
Monitoring services, namely, tracking online references to career performance, businesses, organisations and business topics
Providing online career networking services and information in the fields of career performance, career development, business information, employment, job resources and job listings
Providing an online searchable database featuring executive profiles, employment, career opportunities and business networking opportunities
Business succession planning services
Providing online computer databases and online searchable databases in the fields of business and professional networking
Providing information relating to executive employment profiles, curricula vitae, career opportunities and business networking opportunities from searchable indices and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information, by means of global computer information networks or other communications networks
Computer services, namely, on-line personalized information services for executive profiling, executive identification, executive matching, executive placement, business networking, business introduction, business information, business topics, business research and marketing
Provision of customized web pages, namely pages relating to personal professional profiles created by users
Information, advisory and consultancy services in relation to all of the aforesaid services
All the aforesaid services being for and in relation to the identification and introduction of senior executives to private capital investors and their investee companies
None of the aforesaid being for or in relation to performing or processing financial transactions and fund transfers, managing investment portfolios, managing and transferring assets, offering securities brokerage services or providing financial advisory services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Software as a service [Saas] for executive profiling, executive identification, executive matching, executive placement, business networking, business introduction, business information, business topics, business research and marketing
Platform as a service [PaaS] for for executive profiling, executive identification, executive matching, executive placement, business networking, business introduction, business information, business topics, business research and marketing
Computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities for others for organizing and conducting meetings, events and interactive discussions via the Internet or other communications networks
Hosting virtual communities for registered users to organize groups, events, participate in discussions, aggregate information and resources, and engage in social, business and community networking
Hosting of digital content online
Hosting computer software applications of others
Hosting an interactive website and online non-downloadable software for uploading, downloading, posting, showing, displaying, tagging, sharing and transmitting messages, comments, multimedia content, videos, movies, films, photos, audio content, animation, pictures, images, text, information, and other user-generated content
Providing a website relating to non-downloadable software in the fields of business networking and marketing, employment, advertising, marketing and promotion
Providing non-downloadable software enabling users to search, locate and communication with others via electronic communications networks for networking, for tracking online references to businesses, organisations, business topics, career and job opportunities
Application service provider services
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software
Providing the use of software
Design and development of computer software for others
Information, advisory and consultancy services in relation to all of the aforesaid services
All the aforesaid services being for and in relation to the identification and introduction of senior executives to private capital investors and their investee companies
None of the aforesaid being for or in relation to performing or processing financial transactions and fund transfers, managing investment portfolios, managing and transferring assets, offering securities brokerage services or providing financial advisory services.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Personal introduction services
Licensing of computer software and other technology
Information, advisory and consultancy services in relation to all of the aforesaid services
All the aforesaid services being for and in relation to the identification and introduction of senior executives to private capital investors and their investee companies
None of the aforesaid being for or in relation to performing or processing financial transactions and fund transfers, managing investment portfolios, managing and transferring assets, offering securities brokerage services or providing financial advisory services.