The trademark People Change the World Diakonia was filed by Diakonia, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 16, 2021, and received one opposition filed on May 16, 2021 by Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung e.V. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BRP RENAUD UND PARTNER MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 16, 2021
The application was filed in Swedish, and Swedish 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 July 14, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Electronic publications (downloadable)
Downloadable educational material
Downloadable instruction manuals
Downloadable educational media.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Paper, cardboard
Printed matter
Book binding material
Photographs
Calendars
Newsletters
Magazines
Books
Stationery (writing- and office material)
Artists' materials
Office requisites (except furniture)
Instructional and teaching material (except apparatus)
Plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes).
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial and monetary services
Collection of money
Fund-raising for charity
Development aid work, namely fund-raising for charity
Financial sponsoring
Insurance and financial affairs.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Educational services and providing of training
Arranging and conducting workshops for educational purposes
Arranging and conducting demonstrations for training purposes
Organization of seminars and conferences
Educational consultancy services
Educational information services
Arrangement of presentations for educational purposes
Production and publication of educational material, instruction material, educational texts, newsletters, information and presentations
Providing online publications (not downloadable).
The mark was filed in class 45 with lobbying (other than for commercial purposes).