The trademark Association Fröbel International was filed by Hape Holding AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Swiss Confederation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 27, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 29, 2021 by Fröbel e.V. 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 29, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 16 with Instructional and teaching materials in paper form.
The mark was filed in class 28 with following description of goods:
Toys
Building blocks [toys]
Toys made of wood.
The mark was filed in class 35 with Business consultancy and advisory services, in relation to the following fields: Establishment of educational institutions.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Training, further training and continuous training in the educational sector
Education information
Advisory services relating to education
Arranging lectures and conferences
Creating and publishing of all kinds of teaching materials