The trademark faces was filed by FACES DISPLAYS LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Malta (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 24, 2021, and received one opposition filed on January 24, 2022 by Meta Platforms, Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Stobbs Ireland Limited and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 24, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 6 with following description of goods:
Advertisement columns and billposting panels made principally or exclusively of metal, for advertisement, information, signalling, communication and displaying purposes
Bicycle parking installations made principally or exclusively of metal
Buildings made principally or exclusively of metal
Bus shelters, bicycle parking installations, bicycle shelters, bicycle sheds [structures] and other types of shelters, made principally or exclusively of metal
Containers for the collection of plastic, glass, waste material or batteries, made principally or exclusively of metal
Flagpoles [structures], made principally or exclusively of metal, intended for information, communication, wayfinding and advertising
Kiosks made principally or exclusively of metal
Non-luminous and non-mechanical signs made principally or exclusively of metal, including road signs for the placing of directional information and information related to mobility such as public transportation information as well as meeting point signs for taxis and bus stops
Outdoor blinds made principally or exclusively of metal
Pillars made principally or exclusively of metal
Public transportation terminals made principally or exclusively of metal
Road signs, non-luminous and non-mechanical, made principally or exclusively of metal, for purposes of wayfinding, city mapping and city information, public transport and other mobility information
Roofing of metal, including roofing of metal incorporating photovoltaic cells and / or intended for use as green roofs / planters
Storage shelters made principally or exclusively of metal
Street furniture made principally or exclusively of metal
Telephone and wifi booths made principally or exclusively of metal
Street structures not otherwise defined herein, made principally or exclusively of metal.
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Advertisement columns and billposting panels, not of metal, for advertisement, information, signalling, communication and displaying purposes
Bicycle parking installations, not of metal
Buildings, not of metal
Bus shelters [structures], bicycle parking installations, bicycle shelters, bicycle sheds [structures] and other types of shelters, not of metal
Containers of concrete, for the collection of plastic, glass, waste material or batteries
Flagpoles [structures], not of metal, intended for information, communication, wayfinding and advertising
Glass panels
Kiosks, not of metal
Non-luminous and non-mechanical signs, not of metal, including road signs for the placing of directional information and information related to mobility such as public transportation information as well as meeting point signs for taxis and bus stops
Outdoor blinds, not of metal and not of textile
Pillars, not of metal
Public transportation terminals, not of metal
Road signs, non-luminous and non-mechanical, not of metal, for purposes of wayfinding, city mapping and city information, public transport and other mobility information
Roofing, not of metal, including non-metallic roofing incorporating photovoltaic cells and, or intended for use as green roofs/planters
Safety glass, including safety glass incorporating photovoltaic cells or other energy harvesting technologies
Storage shelters, not of metal
Telephone and wifi booths, not of metal
Street structures not otherwise defined herein made primarily or exclusively of materials for building and construction, not of metal.
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods:
Benches as urban and outdoor street furniture
Display boards, including display boards for the placing of city maps and city information and for wayfinding
Notice boards, display cabinets (whether fixed or not)
Lockers for use as integrated components of street furniture
Metal street furniture
Non-metallic containers [other than for household or kitchen use]
Non-metallic street furniture frames as well as street furniture frames of metal and street furniture frames made principally or exclusively of glass, whether or not luminous or rotating
Street furniture, not of metal
Street furniture made principally or exclusively of glass
Seats, including chairs.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Urban planning and creation and design, development, programming and production of computer software and multimedia products for the implementation of advertising campaigns on street furniture and on any medium forming an integral part thereof, and for use in urban planning..