018406434

Freeholiday

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February 22, 2021

Trademark Summary

The trademark freeholiday was filed by WERATECH Software GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 13, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 8, 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 July 8, 2021

The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

Requests for conversion of an EUTM application into a national trade mark application of the trademark registration was recorded on September 15, 2021.

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Market prospecting, Including consultancy thereon
  2. Business management assistance
  3. Market canvassing and analysis
  4. Brokerage of commercial transactions, In particular arranging of hotel bookings
  5. Management of hotel incentive programs of others
  6. Providing hotel rate comparison information
  7. Collecting information relating to hotel accommodation
  8. Office functions relating to creating databases for rating hotel accommodation and Consultancy relating to the aforesaid services
  9. Price analysis services
  10. Price comparison services
  11. Providing, organisation and administration of customer loyalty schemes for promoting travel services and providing of food and drink of others
  12. All of the foregoing services also provided on-line.
• The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Travel agency services and travel booking agencies (including online), Booking agency services for travel, Providing of information with regard to travel and travel destinations and Consultancy thereon
  2. Arranging of travel in holiday complexes, namely club villages, holiday camps and hotels
  3. Transportation and travel information services, consultancy, Search and reservation services
  4. Providing of searchable databases and listings featuring information relating to travel experiences, travel destinations, transport and services and topics relating to travel
  5. Providing travel information, namely, Ratings, comments and recommendations of the following, travel service providers, trips, Local sights (sightseeing services)
  6. User ratings, ratings, comments and recommendations in the following fields, Travel, Destinations, Transport
  7. Providing of newsletters in the following fields, Travel, Destinations, Transport
  8. Including the provision of all the aforesaid services online.
• The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Providing of newsletters in the following fields, Performances, Sporting and cultural events and activities
  2. User critiques, assessment, comments and Recommendations In relation to the following fields: Performances, Sporting and cultural events and activities
  3. Attractions and Services for shows
  4. Publishing of user critiques, ratings, comments and recommendations In relation to the following fields: Travel, Destination, Hotels and Other temporary accommodation, Dining restaurants, Pubs, Transport, Sporting and cultural activities, Attractions and Services for shows
  5. Booking of seats
  6. And including all of the aforesaid services being provided online.
• The mark was filed in class 43 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Hotel reservation services, holiday accommodation reservation services and resort reservation services
  2. Providing of information relating to hotels, holiday accommodation and resorts
  3. Appraisal of hotel accommodation
  4. Providing of online information and advice relating to the following, Restaurants, Cafés and Food and drink services
  5. Providing accommodation in holiday camps, club villages and hotels
  6. Arranging of accommodation for holiday makers
  7. Information relating to hotels, hotel accommodations and resorts (accommodation), whether or not based on reviews by customers
  8. Hotel reservations
  9. Providing room reservation and hotel reservation services
  10. Accommodation bureau services [hotels, boarding houses]
  11. Hotel reservations
  12. Booking of hotel accommodation
  13. Booking of hotel accommodation
  14. Provision of hotel accommodation
  15. Making hotel reservations for others
  16. Information relating to hotels
  17. Booking of hotel accommodation
  18. Booking agency services for hotel accommodation
  19. Providing online information relating to hotel reservations
  20. Electronic information services relating to hotels
  21. Reservation, information and search services relating to hotels and other temporary accommodation
  22. Providing of searchable computer databases and listings relating to information on hotels and other temporary accommodation
  23. Providing of information and links to websites, of others, relating to temporary accommodation
  24. Providing of ratings, comments and recommendations for temporary accommodation
  25. Consultancy in the field of reservations for accommodation
  26. Providing of ratings, comments and recommendations for users in the field of hotels and other temporary accommodation
  27. Including providing all the aforesaid services online.