The trademark DEEP OCEAN was filed by DEEP OCEAN GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 27, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 27, 2021 by Sociedade Francisco Manuel dos Santos, SGPS, S.E. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by J. PEREIRA DA CRUZ, S.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 27, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on September 3, 2021. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 5, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 003157444 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 25, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Podcasts
E-books
Recorded content
Databases
Media content
Software.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business consultancy and advisory services
Personnel consultancy
Human resources management and recruitment services
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Public relations services
Product demonstrations and product display services
Trade show and commercial exhibition services
Loyalty, incentive and bonus program services
Provision of advertising space, time and media
Distribution of advertising, marketing and promotional material
Advertising, marketing and promotional consultancy, advisory and assistance services
Auctioneering services
Rental of vending machines
Business assistance, management and administrative services
Accountancy, book keeping and auditing
Administrative data processing
Office functions services
Rental of office machines and equipment
Business analysis and information services, and market research
Market research
Provision of business data.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Coaching
Arranging and conducting of seminars and workshops
Publishing, reporting, and writing of texts
Education, entertainment and sport services
Organisation of conferences, exhibitions and competitions
Gambling services
Audio, video and multimedia production, and photography