The trademark BTG BRIDGE TO GROWTH was filed by BTG Bridge To Growth GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 2, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 21, 2021 by Banco BTG Pactual S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Venner Shipley LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 21, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 27, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business management, business administration
Business consultancy and advisory services
Office functions
Professional business and organisational consultancy
Economic information
Sales promotion for others, cross promotion with and for others
Benchmarking services
Benchmarking (evaluation of business organisation practices)
Business consultancy through the analysis of internal company data surveys and data evaluations including personal data, office equipment, building parameters, health aspects, cost benefit analysis
Risk management consultancy [business]
Provision of business information relating to joint ventures
Business auditing
Business appraisals
Business strategy services
Business information for enterprises (Provision of -)
Strategic business planning
Business management planning
Analysis of business statistics
Corporate image studies
Acquisition of business information relating to company activities
Business advisory services provided to determine pay and grading structures
Collecting information for business
Chartered accountancy business services
Corporate communications services
Advertising
Arranging and conducting of advertising events
Political opinion polling
Political advertising services
Compilation of political statistics
Commercial lobbying services
Commercial lobbying services
Market research
Opinion polling
Organization and operating of promotions events
Presentation of companies on the Internet and other media
Sponsoring in the form of advertising
Marketing for third parties in digital networks
Facility management, namely development of advertising and marketing concepts, and advertising and marketing for real estate
Publication of printed matter for advertising purposes, Including on the Internet
Public relations services
Assistance to management in commercial enterprises in respect of public relations
Collating information of all kinds in computer databases
Computerised data processing
Building promoter services, namely organizational arranging of building projects
Auctioneering, including on the Internet
Organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes
Professional business and organisational consultancy, including creating business plans for others
Personnel management consultancy
Organisational project management in the field of electronic data processing
Commercial information and advice for consumers [consumer advice shop].
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Finance services
Venture capital services
Financial risk management services
Investment risk assessment services
Venture capital financing
Venture capital management
Venture capital (Services for the finding of -)
Venture capital (Services for the provision of -)
Underwriting services
Underwriting of credit insurance (Services for the -)
Financial risk management services
Venture capital fund management
Risk management consultancy [financial]
Financial research in the field of risk management
Financial consultancy in the field of risk management
Underwriting of credit insurance (Services for the -)
Venture capital and project capital investment services
Insurance underwriting and appraisals and assessment for insurance purposes
Provision of finance for enterprises
Financial advisory services for companies
Financing services for companies
Venture capital funding services for companies
Financing in relation to the buying and selling of businesses
Venture capital funding services to emerging and start-up companies
Evaluation of the credit worthiness of companies and private individuals
Monetary affairs
Fundraising and financial sponsorship
Loan consultancy, financial consultancy regarding the granting of finances, loans, mortgages, guarantees, credit bureaux, granting of credit, brokerage of contracts for others regarding the buying and selling, as well as the acquisition, of mortgages and land charges
Providing information regarding real estate and financial matters, including information regarding real estate and financial matters which is provided online from a computer database or the Internet.