The trademark 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 4, 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 36 with following description of goods:
Financial, monetary and banking services
Fundraising and financial sponsorship
Insurance services
Provision of prepaid cards and tokens
Real estate services
Valuation services
Insurance underwriting
Brokerage
Insurance for businesses
Insurance brokerage
Insurance of buildings
Insurance services relating to credit
Insurance services relating to credit cards
Insurance services for the provision of emergency cash
Provision of information relating to insurance and financial services
Provision of equipment guarantee insurance
Providing online information about insurance from a computer database or the Internet
Processing of insurance claims
Providing insurance information
E-wallet payment services
Electronic wallet services (payment services)
Financial transactions via blockchain
Processing of electronic payments
Electronic processing of payments
Processing of payments for banks
Processing of electronic check payments
Processing of credit card payments
Processing of debit card payments
Processing payments made by charge cards
Processing electronic payments made through prepaid cards
Electronic processing of payments via a global computer network
Processing of payments in relation to credit cards
Processing of payments in relation to charge cards
Financial management of reimbursement payments for others
Collection of payments for goods and services
Processing payments for the purchase of goods and services via an electronic communications network
Virtual currency services
Virtual currency exchange
Virtual currency transfer services
Financial exchange of virtual currency
Securities underwriting
Financial securities
Securities management
Securities brokerage
Securities investment services
Securities brokerage services
Securities trading services
Trading in securities
Brokerage of securities
Lending against securities
Loans against securities
Trading of securities options
Brokerage for securities liquidation
Computerised securities brokerage services
Securities and commodities trading services
Loan and credit, and lease-finance services
Investment services
Financing and funding services
Financial transfers and transactions, and payment services
Financial information, data, advice and consultancy services
Debt recovery and factoring services
Accounts receivables financing
Arranging finance for films
Arranging finance for radio programs
Arranging finance for television programs
Arranging of finance for sporting, cultural and entertainment projects
Arranging of overdrafts
Arranging finance for businesses
Crowdfunding
Fund raising services via crowdfunding website
Crowdfunding services in the nature of providing financing from money collected from individuals.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Identity validation services
Safety, rescue, security and enforcement services
Legal services
Consultancy in the field of data theft and identity theft
Providing authentication of personal identification information [identification verification services]
Passport control services [security]
Security assessment of risks
Crime prevention consultancy services
Preparation of regulations
Advisory services relating to regulatory affairs
Arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution services
Advisory services relating to copyright
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
Agencies for copyright licensing
Arranging for the provision of legal services
Cartoon character licensing [legal services]
Certification of legal documents
Company registration services
Computer licensing
Copyright management consultation
Copyright management
Copyright licensing
Copyright and industrial property rights management
Copyright (Professional advisory services relating to licensing of -)
Copyright (Professional advisory services relating to infringement of -)
Copyright (Professional advisory services relating to -)
Conveyancing services [legal services]
Conveyancing
Granting of licenses relating to the copying of cable television programmes
Information services relating to consumer rights
Information services relating to legal matters
Information services relating to trading standards
Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to legal matters
Granting of licenses relating to the copying of broadcast television programmes
Granting of licences to others for the use of industrial property rights and copyright
Film, television and video licensing
Exploitation of industrial property rights and copyright by licensing
Enforcement of trade mark rights
Enforcement of intellectual property rights
Domain name advisory services
Dispute resolution services
Designs (Registered, licensing of -)
Designs (Registered, filing of -)
Copyright protection
Legal and judicial research services in the field of intellectual property
Legal assistance in the drawing up of contracts
Legal compliance auditing
Legal consultancy relating to intellectual property rights
Legal consultation in the field of taxation
Legal document preparation services
Legal administration of licences
Leasing of internet domain names
Investigations in relation to intellectual property
Intellectual property services
Intellectual property consultancy services in the field of patents and patent applications
Legal information services
Legal services relating to the registration of trademarks
Legal services relating to the protection and exploitation of copyright for film, television, theatre and music productions
Legal services relating to the negotiation and drafting of contracts relating to intellectual property rights
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 exploitation of patents
Legal services relating to the exploitation of intellectual property rights
Legal services relating to the exploitation of film copyright
Legal services relating to the exploitation of copyright for printed matter
Legal services relating to the exploitation of copyright and industrial property rights
Legal services relating to the exploitation of broadcasting rights
Legal services relating to the exploitation of ancillary rights relating to film, television, video and music productions
Legal services relating to the acquisition of intellectual property
Legal services relating to intellectual property rights
Legal services relating to copyright licensing
Legal services relating to company formation and registration
Legal services relating to business
Legal services in relation to the negotiation of contracts for others
Legal mediation services
Licensing of rights relating to television, video and radio programs, productions and formats
Licensing of radio and television programs
Licensing of printed matter
Licensing of patents
Licensing of patent applications
Licensing of musical works
Licensing of musical shows
Licensing of intellectual property in the field of trademarks [legal services]
Licensing of research and development
Licensing of intellectual property in the field of copyrights [legal services]
Licensing of intellectual property and copyright
Licensing of intellectual property
Licensing of industrial property rights and copyright
Licensing of franchise concepts
Licensing of databases
Licensing of computer software [legal services]
Licensing of computer games
Licensing industrial property rights
Licensing authority services
Licensing [legal services] in the framework of software publishing
Management of copyright and industrial property rights for others
Management and exploitation of copyright and industrial property rights by licensing for others
Management of intellectual property
Management of patents
Management of trademarks
Monitoring intellectual property rights for legal advisory purposes
Licensing services relating to performance rights
Licensing services relating to music publishing
Licensing of wireless communication system
Licensing of trademarks
Licensing of technology
Licensing of rights to films, television and video productions
Licensing of rights relating to video productions
Licensing of rights relating to the use of photographs
Licensing of rights relating to television productions
Licensing of rights relating to films
Licensing of rights relating to audio productions
Provision of information relating to legal services
Registration of domain names [legal services]
Registration of domain names for identification of users on a global computer network
Registration of domain names for identification of users on a global computer network [legal service]
Regulatory compliance auditing
Registration services (legal)
Providing information on agencies for copyright licensing
Providing information in the field of intellectual property
Providing information about legal services via a website
Professional legal consultations relating to franchising
Professional advisory services relating to intellectual property rights
Patent and patent application licensing
Notary public services
Notarial services
Trademark agent services
Trademark monitoring [legal services]
Trademark watch services
Trademark watch services for legal advisory purposes.