The trademark NEU NOW was filed by European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA), a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 5, 2022, and received one opposition filed on July 5, 2022 by Sky UK Limited on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by MISHCON DE REYA IP B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 5, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 3, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Entertainment, organizing cultural and artistic events
Organizing cultural competition
Services related to exhibitions, shows and fairs, organization and preparation in the field of art, culture and entertainment
Organizing (artistic) festivals
Performing (or having performed) music, artist and entertainment programmes
Performing (or having performed) cultural programmes and events
Production and presentation of live performances
Arranging and conducting colloquiums, congresses, conferences, seminars, symposiums, competitions (education or entertainment)
Exhibitions for cultural purposes, shows
Impresario services
Festivals bringing together different cultural, artistic and entertainment activities, namely concerts, exhibitions and demonstrations by artists and team games
Party planning (entertainment)
Entertainment information
Leisure services
Publishing of texts, except publicity texts and publication of illustrations, books, journals, newspapers, periodicals, magazines and publications of all kinds and in all forms (except publicity publications), including electronic and digital publications (non-downloadable)
Publishing, lending and dissemination of newsletters, books, newspapers, magazines, articles, columns, brochures, leaflets, printed matter and other texts and publications
Production, direction and execution (presentation) of theatre, music, and online entertainment programmes
Arranging and conducting lectures, training, courses, workshops, conferences, seminars, congresses, symposiums, trade fairs, exhibitions and other such activities for cultural or educational purposes (physical or online gatherings)
Information and consultancy relating to the aforesaid services
All the aforesaid services whether or not provided via electronic channels, including the Internet
None of the aforesaid services provided as an on-demand television streaming services provider.