018641384

METABOX

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February 22, 2022

Trademark Summary

The trademark METABOX was filed by CRYPTO START BOX Ltd, a corporation established under the laws of Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 9, 2022, and received one opposition filed on June 7, 2022 by Box, Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BAYLOS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 7, 2022

The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Printed publications
  2. Gift cartons
  3. Gift cartons
  4. Trading cards, other than for games
  5. Gift certificates.
• The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Business consultancy relating to the administration of information technology
  2. Preparation and presentation of audio visual displays for advertising purposes
  3. Presentation of financial products on communication media, for retail purposes
  4. Data management services
  5. Business intermediary services relating to the matching of potential private investors with entrepreneurs needing funding.
• The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Electronic transfer of virtual currencies
  2. Financial exchange of virtual currency
  3. Virtual currency transfer services
  4. Virtual currency exchange
  5. Issuing tokens of value in the nature of gift vouchers
  6. Issuing of payment gift cards
  7. Banking
  8. Financial advice and consultancy services
  9. Monetary affairs
  10. Currency trading and exchange services
  11. Stocks and bonds brokerage
  12. Financial transactions via blockchain
  13. Banking
  14. Processing of electronic payments
  15. Conducting cashless payment transactions
  16. E-wallet payment services
  17. Issuing of payment gift cards
  18. Providing information relating to the issue of tokens of value
  19. Issuing stored value cards
  20. Issuing gift certificates which may then be redeemed for goods or services
  21. Issuing of tokens of value in relation to incentive schemes
  22. Issue of tokens, coupons and vouchers of value
  23. Financial services relating to the provision of vouchers for the purchase of goods
  24. Conducting of financial transactions
  25. Remote payment services
  26. Financial transaction services
  27. Transfer of funds via electronic communication networks
  28. Electronic transfer of virtual currencies
  29. Monetary transfer
  30. Acquisition and transfer of monetary claims
  31. Provision of financial securities
  32. Asset management for third parties
  33. Management of financial assets
  34. Asset and portfolio management
  35. Administration of financial affairs
  36. Conducting of financial affairs on-line
  37. Exchange brokerage services
  38. Financial brokerage services.
• The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Development of data bases
  2. Maintenance of data bases
  3. Design of computer database software
  4. Design, development and implementation of software
  5. Design of information systems relating to finance
  6. Design of information systems
  7. Designing of data processing programmes
  8. Design and development of software for database management
  9. Design and development of software for importing and managing data
  10. Rental of computer hardware and computer software
  11. Constructing an internet platform for electronic commerce
  12. Software development, programming and implementation
  13. Electronic data storage
  14. Design and development of data storage systems
  15. Certification of data via blockchain
  16. Data storage via blockchain
  17. Blockchain as a Service [BaaS].