The trademark F fanbase was filed by Fanbase Network, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 3, 2021, and received one opposition filed on April 11, 2021 by Fanbase GmbH on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Zirngibl Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 11, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on March 15, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Downloadable e-wallets
Data storage devices and media
Information technology and audio-visual, multimedia and photographic devices
Computer terminals for banking purposes
Banking cards [encoded or magnetic]
Safety, security, protection and signalling devices
Scientific research and laboratory apparatus, educational apparatus and simulators
Data collection apparatus
Electronic agendas
Electronic diaries
Electronic encryption units
Electronic notebooks
Keypads for routing audio, video, and digital signals
Measuring, detecting, monitoring and controlling devices
Navigation, guidance, tracking, targeting and map making devices
Data networks
Data suits
Data gloves
Data processing systems
Data storage media
Electronic data carriers
Data transmission networks.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising services for promoting the brokerage of stocks and other securities
Promoting the designs of others by means of providing online portfolios via a website
Promoting the music of others by means of providing online portfolios via a website
Auctioneering services
Online retail services for downloadable and pre-recorded music and movies
Online retail services for downloadable digital music
Retail services in relation to sporting articles
Retail services in relation to information technology equipment
Retail services in relation to recorded content
Retail services in relation to games
Retail services in relation to downloadable music files
Retail services in relation to downloadable electronic publications
Retail services in relation to computer software
Retail services in relation to wearable computers
Arranging subscriptions to information media
Arranging subscriptions to media packages
Telecommunication services (Arranging subscriptions to -) for others
Arranging subscriptions of the online publications of others
Arranging of subscriptions for the publications of others
Subscriptions (arranging -) to a telematics, telephone or computer service [internet]
Business assistance, management and administrative services
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Tax preparation
Preparation of documents relating to taxation
Computerised tax assessments (preparation of -) [accounting]
Provision of online price comparison services
Provision of online financial services comparisons
Provision of commercial information from online databases.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education, entertainment and sports
Education, entertainment and sport services
Providing on-line non-downloadable audio content
Providing video entertainment via a website
Translation and interpretation
Providing online non-downloadable comic books and graphic novels
Providing entertainment in the nature of film clips via a website
Ticket reservation and booking services for education, entertainment and sports activities and events
Providing audio or video studio services
Providing audio or video studios
Providing online games
Providing online video games
Providing online electronic publications
Providing online publications, not downloadable
Providing online courses of instruction
Providing online videos, not downloadable
Providing online music, not downloadable
Providing online graphic novels, not downloadable
Providing online comic books, not downloadable
Providing online electronic publications, not downloadable
Provision of online information relating to game players
Provision of online information relating to audio and visual media
Provision of online information in the field of computer games entertainment
Provision of an online magazine featuring information in the field of computer games
Provision of information relating to entertainment online from a computer database of the Internet
Provision of information on fitness training via an online portal
Provision of online computer games
Provision of online training
Provision of online tutorials
Education services relating to banking
Courses (Training -) relating to banking.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Technical writing
Design services
Design and development of electronic data security systems
Design and development of consumer products
Creation of control programs for automated measurement, assembly, adjustment, and related visualisation
Custom design and engineering of telephony systems, cable television systems and fiber optics
Design and development of engineering products
Development of consumer products
Development of new products
Development of new technology for others
Expert opinion relating to technology
Expert reporting services relating to technology
Engineering consultancy relating to computer programming
Measurement evaluation services
Measurement services
Product research
Provision of technical consultancy (advice) in the field of telecommunications
Research into new products
Research in the field of communications technology
Research and development of new products
Research and development of new products for others
Research to develop new products
Technical consultancy relating to product development
Services for the provision of technological information
Technical research
Technical design and planning of telecommunications networks