The trademark GUARDIANS was filed by Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 1, 2021, and received one opposition filed on December 1, 2021 by VineLight Holdings, LLC on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Abion Ireland Limited and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 1, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 21, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 003159591 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 17, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 25 with following description of goods:
Clothing, footwear, headwear
Clothing, namely, headwear
Shirts
Sweaters
Vests
Bottoms
Dresses
Skirts
Athletic uniforms
Jerseys
Underwear
Undergarments
Sleepwear
Robes
Swimwear
Jackets
Sweatshirts
Ponchos
Aprons
Clothing wraps
Infant wear
Cloth bibs
Ties
Belts
Footwear
Socks
Hosiery
Scarves
Gloves
Mittens
Headbands
Wristbands
Halloween and masquerade costumes.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education
Providing of training
Entertainment
Sporting and cultural activities
Entertainment services, namely, baseball games and baseball exhibitions
Organizing and conducting an array of athletic events rendered live and recorded for distribution through broadcast media
Entertainment services, namely, conducting contests and sweepstakes
Entertainment media production services, namely, production of on-going television, internet and radio programs in the field of sports
Providing news, information, pod casts, web casts and all in the field of sports
Organizing community sporting and cultural events
Entertainment in the nature of live performances by costumed mascots, cheerleaders, dance groups, and musical groups