The trademark WHITE IP was filed by Leopold Gruner, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant") and White IP | Business Solutions GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on March 11, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 3, 2021 by Rössler, Thomas on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 3, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 24, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Printed matter
Printed matter for instructional purposes
Printed seminar notes.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Analysis relating to marketing
Analysis of business information
Analysis of business trends
Analysis of marketing trends
Cost price analysis
Market assessment services
Business planning consultancy
Advisory services relating to business planning
Counselling on business matters
Marketing consulting
Advice relating to marketing management
Consultancy and advisory services in the field of business strategy
Consultancy relating to business analysis
Business appraisal consultancy
Consultancy services regarding business strategies
Advisory services relating to promotional activities
Consulting in sales techniques and sales programmes
Professional business consultancy
Professional business consultation relating to the setting up of businesses
Cost benefit analysis
Marketing forecasting
Cost price analysis
Economic forecasting analysis for business purposes
Professional business consultation relating to the setting up of businesses
Business analysis of markets
Business assistance relating to the formation of commercial undertakings
Cost accounting
Cost assessment services
Market analysis
Consultancy services regarding business strategies
Advice relating to the sale of businesses
Assistance, advisory services and consultancy with regard to business analysis
Professional business consultancy relating to the exploitation of intellectual property.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial advice
Consultancy services relating to corporate finance
Financial advice and consultancy services
Advisory services relating to financial planning
Consultancy services relating to corporate finance
Financial analysis and consultancy
Financial advice
Financial consultancy and information services.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Translation and interpretation
Translation and interpretation
Employment training
Production of training videos
Training services relating to design
Advisory services relating to education
Training
Educational services for providing courses of instruction
Educational services for providing courses of education
Educational services in the nature of correspondence courses
Educational services in the nature of correspondence schools
Training and instruction
Education and instruction
Educational instruction
Providing online electronic publications, not downloadable
Training
Vocational training services
Conducting of instructional seminars
Conducting of educational courses relating to business
Providing online training seminars
Provision of training courses
Organisation of seminars
Arranging of seminars relating to business
Development of educational materials
Publication of printed matter
Publication of printed matter, also in electronic form, except for advertising purposes
Publication of printed matter, other than publicity texts, in electronic form
Arranging and conducting of workshops [training]
Organisation of training
Organisation of seminars
Organisation of seminars relating to education
Conducting of instructional seminars
Organisation of seminars and conferences
Conducting of instructional seminars
Training services in the field of project management
Arranging and conducting of seminars and workshops
Arranging of training courses
Seminars
Organisation of seminars relating to training
Organisation of Webinars
Hire of teaching materials
Publication of printed matter
Publication of printed matter in electronic form
Publication of instructional literature
Arranging and conducting conferences and seminars
Education services for managerial staff
Arranging of seminars and congresses
Providing on-line electronic publications, not downloadable
Providing on-line electronic publications, not downloadable.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Legal document preparation services
Litigation advice
Intellectual property consultancy
Intellectual property consultancy
Intellectual property consultancy services in the field of patents and patent applications
Consultancy relating to the management of intellectual property and copyright
Litigation consultancy
Consultancy relating to the licensing of intellectual property
Consultancy relating to trademark licensing
Consultancy relating to the registration of domain names
Advisory services relating to intellectual property licensing
Advisory services relating to intellectual property protection
Advisory services relating to intellectual property rights
Advisory services relating to patents
Advisory services relating to copyright
Consultancy relating to intellectual property management
Consultancy relating to the protection of industrial designs
Consultancy relating to trademark protection
Consultancy relating to patent protection
Consultancy relating to copyright protection
Consultancy relating to patent licensing
Domain name advisory services
Consultancy relating to industrial property rights
Advisory services relating to the law
Intellectual property consultancy services for inventors
Intellectual property consultancy services for non-profit organisations
Intellectual property consultancy services for universities and research institutions
Copyright management consultation
Industrial property consultancy
Litigation services
Alternative dispute resolution services [legal services]
Enforcement of intellectual property rights
Investigations in relation to intellectual property
Compilation of legal information
Preparation of legal reports
Providing information in the field of intellectual property
Providing information relating to legal affairs
Information services relating to legal matters
Provision of information relating to legal services
Legal information services
Copyright (Professional advisory services relating to licensing of -)
Copyright (Professional advisory services relating to infringement of -)
Professional advisory services relating to intellectual property rights
Copyright (Professional advisory services relating to -)
Expert consultancy relating to legal issues
Legal advice
Legal services
Enforcement of trade mark rights
Legal services in relation to the negotiation of contracts for others
Monitoring intellectual property rights for legal advisory purposes
Designs (Registered, filing of -)
Legal services relating to company formation and registration
Legal services relating to the registration of trademarks
Legal services relating to the management, control and granting of licence rights
Legal services relating to the management and exploitation of copyright and ancillary copyright
Legal services relating to the exploitation of transmission rights
Legal services relating to the acquisition of intellectual property
Legal services relating to intellectual property rights
Legal services relating to copyright licensing
Intellectual property services
Copyright protection
Legal services for procedures relating to industrial property rights
Legal services relating to the exploitation of patents
Legal services relating to the negotiation and drafting of contracts relating to intellectual property rights
Legal services relating to the exploitation of copyright and industrial property rights
Company registration services
Legal services relating to the exploitation of intellectual property rights
Legal watching services
Designs (Registered, licensing of -)
Licensing industrial property rights
Licensing authority services
Licensing services relating to the manufacture of goods
Licensing of research and development
Licensing of intellectual property in the field of trademarks [legal services]
Licensing of intellectual property in the field of copyrights [legal services]
Licensing of intellectual property and copyright
Licensing industrial property rights
Licensing of industrial property rights and copyright
Licensing of trademarks
Licensing of patent applications
Licensing of patents
Patent and patent application licensing
Copyright licensing
Granting of licences to others for the use of industrial property rights and copyright
Licensing of intellectual property
Licensing of intellectual property
Trademark monitoring [legal services]
Trademark watch services
Patent attorney services
Licensing of patents
Registration of domain names [legal services]
Trademark watch services for legal advisory purposes
Industrial property watching services
Monitoring intellectual property rights for legal advisory purposes
Management of intellectual property
Industrial property management
Management of trademarks
Management of patents
Copyright management
Copyright and industrial property rights management
Management of copyright and industrial property rights for others
Exploitation of industrial property rights and copyright by licensing