The trademark b was filed by Airfill Prepaid AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 1, 2021, and received one opposition filed on April 18, 2021 by BANCO DE SABADELL, S.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by PONTI & PARTNERS, S.L.P and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 18, 2021
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 following description of goods:
Application software
Software
Mobile software
Magnetic payment cards
Electronic payment terminals
Encoded prepaid payment cards
Apparatus for electronic payment processing
E-payment software
Electronic and magnetic ID cards for use in connection with payment for services
Telecommunications software
Multifunction cards for financial services
Computer software relating to the handling of financial transactions
Electronic machines for recording financial operations
Encoded cards for use in relation to the electronic transfer of financial transactions
Telecommunications apparatus for use with mobile networks
Integrated circuit cards [smart cards].
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Telegraphic remittance [payment] services
Processing of electronic payments
Electronic processing of payments
Processing electronic payments made through prepaid cards
Collection of payments for goods and services
Processing payments for the purchase of goods and services via an electronic communications network
Payment administration services
Electronic payment services
Financial transfers and transactions, and payment services
Provision of prepaid cards and tokens
Trading in currencies
Issue of tokens, coupons and vouchers of value
Finance services.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunication services
Supply of airtime for communication services
Mobile telecommunication network services
Professional consultancy relating to telecommunications
Providing communication services through the use of phone cards or debit cards
Telephone telecommunications services provided via prepaid telephone calling cards
Communications by fibre optic networks
Automatic transfer of digital data using telecommunications channels
High bit-rate data transmission services for telecommunication network operators
Providing access to the Internet and other communications networks
Satellite transmission
Communication services by satellite
Transmission of short messages [SMS], images, speech, sound, music and text communications between mobile telecommunications devices
Providing access to websites on the Internet or any other communications network
Providing access to websites on the internet or any other communications network
Transmission of messages, data and content via the Internet and other communications networks
Computer communication and Internet access.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Blockchain as a Service [BaaS]
Certification of data via blockchain
Data storage via blockchain
Software as a service [SaaS]
Software as a service (SaaS)
Hosting services, software as a service, and rental of software