The trademark freehope was filed by Shenzhen ELETUN Technology Co.,Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 3, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 29, 2021 by FREE on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by COURSIN CHARLIER AVOCATS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 29, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Partial transfers of the trademark registration was recorded on December 5, 2021.
The Opposition with reference B 003151825 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on August 8, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Envelope sealing machines for offices
Erasers
Erasing products
Erasing shields
Drawing pens
Drawing sets
Drawing squares
Drawing T squares
Easels (Painters)
Elastic bands for offices
Engraving plates
Engravings
Folders for papers
Fountain pens
French curves
Geographical maps
Glue for stationery or household purposes
Graining combs
Greeting cards
Hand rests for painters
Handwriting specimens for copying
Holders (Passport)
House painters rollers
Ink stones [ink reservoirs]
Ink
Inking pads
Jackets for papers
Lithographic works of art
Lithographs
Luminous paper
Gummed tape [stationery]
Loose-leaf binders
Label paper
Marking pens [stationery]
Mats for beer glasses
Moisteners [office requisites]
Moisteners for gummed surfaces [office requisites]
Money clips
Nibs of gold
Nibs
Note books
Obliterating stamps
Office perforators
Packing paper
Page holders
Paint boxes
Paintbrushes
Painters brushes
Palettes for painters
Pantographs [drawing instruments]
Paper clasps
Paper for recording machines
Paper shredders for office use
Paper
Paper-clips
Pen cases
Pen clips
Pen wipers
Pencil holders
Pencil lead holders
Pencil leads
Pencil sharpeners [electric or non-electric]
Pencil sharpening machines [electric or non-electric]
Pencils
Pens
Photographs [printed]
Pictures
Plastic film for wrapping
Punches [office requisites]
Rubber erasers
Rulers
Sealing machines for offices
Sealing stamps
Sealing wax
Paperweights
School supplies [stationery]
Scrapers [erasers] for offices
Square rulers
Stamp pads
Stamps
Stands for pens and pencils
Staples for offices
Stapling presses [office requisites]
Stationery (Cabinets for) [office requisites]
Stationery
Steel pens
Stencil cases
Stencils
Table cloths of paper
Terrestrial globes
Thumbtacks
Towels of paper
Tracing patterns
Transfers
Transparencies [stationery]
Trays for sorting and counting money
Watercolor saucers (Artists)
Wood pulp board [stationery]
Wrappers [stationery]
Wristbands for the retention of writing instruments
Writing brushes
Writing cases [sets]
Writing chalk
Writing instruments
Writing materials
Writing slates
Xuan paper [for Chinese painting and calligraphy]
Writing books
Stickers [stationery]
Bookbinding apparatus and machines [office equipment]