The trademark PRICE FORBES was filed by ARDONAGH SPECIALTY LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 20, 2022, and received one opposition filed on July 20, 2022 by Forbes LLC on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Fieldfisher LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 20, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software and applications for use in connection with insurance or risk management
Computer software relating to data processing or compilation and maintenance of databases
Databases relating to insurance or risk management
Downloadable electronic publications in the field of insurance or risk management.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Market research, market analysis and market studies, direct marketing services
Provision of business statistical information
Business statistical studies and provision of business statistical and of commercial information
Business analysis services
Business advisory and information services relating to insurance and risk management
Compilation of information onto a computer database
Maintenance of information on a computer database
Data hygiene services
Data cleaning services
Advisory and consultancy services relating to any of the aforesaid services.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Insurance services
Re-insurance services
Insurance underwriting
Re-insurance underwriting
Insurance claims processing
Provision of insurance broking services
Insurance premium rate computing
Insurance subrogation and salvage
Insurance underwriting services in the field of cargo, specie and fine art, casualty, construction, energy, marine, mining, power, utilites and nuclear, property or terrorism
Advisory and consultancy services relating to any of the aforesaid services.