The trademark SCOPE The European Rating Agency was filed by Scope Management SE, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 8, 2022, and received one opposition filed on June 8, 2022 by CONSULTORES DE PUBLICIDAD, S.A. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ARCADE & ASOCIADOS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 8, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Providing of online comparisons with financial market information
Preparation of environment social governance (ESG) analyses relating to companies
Market research and business analyses
Economic forecasting and analysis.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial analysis and information services
Financial services in the field of credit risk assessment
Financial market information services
Credit rating services
Financial rating services
Preparation of credit risk analyses for financial market participants
Rating services in connection with the assessment of investment funds and Rating services in connection with the assessment of trust administration institutions
Rating services in connection with the assessment of banks.
The mark was filed in class 41 with Publication of environment social governance (ESG) analyses relating to companies and Publication of credit risk analyses for financial market participants..