The trademark SciFree was filed by SciFree AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 15, 2021, and received one opposition filed on May 11, 2021 by FREE on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by COURSIN CHARLIER AVOCATS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 11, 2021
The application was filed in Swedish, and Swedish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003146657 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(5) EUTMR with decision issued on August 8, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software used for science and academic related applications
Software platform used in the field of science and academic
Interactive computer software enabling exchange of information in the field of science and academic
Software to enable uploading, posting, downloading, displaying, blogging, sharing in the field of science and academic.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Hosting of science and academic platforms on the Internet
Programming of software for science and academic related information platforms on the internet
Research services
Scientific consultancy
Scientific services
Design services
Software development (related to science and academic)
Providing information on clinical studies via an interactive website
Computer services in the nature of customized web pages featuring user-defined or specified information, personal profiles, audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data (related to science and academic).