The trademark Wisepay was filed by STREETCORNER ECOMMERCE LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 1, 2021, and received one opposition filed on January 31, 2022 by WISE PAYMENTS LIMITED on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by MIIP MADE IN IP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 31, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003163240 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 29, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Advertising agency services
Online advertising on a computer network
Editing of publicity texts
Layout services for advertising purposes
Production of advertising films
Pay per click advertising
Outdoor advertising
Business management assistance
Commercial information agency services
Commercial or industrial management assistance
Market studies
Business appraisals
Organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes
Providing commercial information and advice for consumers in the choice of products and services
Providing commercial and business contact information
Commercial intermediation services
Sales promotion for others
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Compilation of information into computer databases
Systemization of information into computer databases
Search engine optimization for sales promotion
Website traffic optimization
Updating and maintenance of data in computer databases
Web indexing for commercial or advertising purposes
Rental of office equipment in co-working facilities
Book-keeping.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Instalment loans
Debt advisory services
Credit card services
Online banking
Issuance of credit cards
Trusteeship
Loans [financing]
Monetary affairs.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Porterage
Unloading cargo
Freighting
Transporting furniture
Transport
Freight forwarding
Providing transportation information
Packaging of goods
Wrapping of goods
GPS navigation services
Ferry-boat transport
River transport
Freight [shipping of goods]
Boat transport
Marine transport
Barge transport
Car transport
Railway transport
Transport of valuables
Air transport
Car sharing services
Storage of goods
Storage
Physical storage of electronically stored data or documents
Goods warehousing
Distribution of energy
Parcel delivery
Delivery of goods
Courier services [messages or merchandise]
Message delivery
Delivery of goods by mail order.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Technological research
Industrial design
Design of interior decor
Consultancy in the design and development of computer hardware
Computer system analysis
Computer system design
Conversion of data or documents from physical to electronic media
Rental of web servers
Providing search engines for the internet
Monitoring of computer systems by remote access
Website design consultancy
Software as a service [SaaS]
Information technology [IT] consultancy
Cloud computing
Creating and designing website-based indexes of information for others [information technology services]
Data security consultancy
Design and development of databases
Web site design
Electronic storage services for archiving electronic data