The trademark REPUBLIC CULTURE was filed by OpenDeal Inc. (dba Republic), a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 13, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 12, 2022 by Trade Republic Bank GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Hogan Lovells (Alicante) S.L. & Cia. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 12, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial services, namely, providing crowd funding investment products in the nature of crowd funding securities
Financial services, namely, business fundraising provided over a computer network such as the internet
Investment advice in the field of crowd funding securities
Financial services in the nature of an investment security
Crowd funding services in the nature of providing financing from money collected from individuals
Crowdfunding services in the nature of accepting and administering monetary contributions from a group of individuals
Financial investment services in the fields of issuance and provision of crowd funding securities
Crowd funding investment services
Investment consultation
Providing fundraising services for others via a global computer network
Providing an internet website portal in the field of financial transaction and payment processing services
Investment consultation in the fields of conducting regulated offerings of securities by means of distribution of securities to participants using an online platform or digital distribution service, with variable methods of consideration
Crowdfunding services in the nature of providing financing from money collected from individuals
Financial advisory and consultancy services, namely, structuring and facilitation of the issuance of securities by means of distribution of securities to participants using an online platform or digital distribution service
Providing an internet website investment portal that enables participating issuers to offer and deliver their securities to others by means of distribution of securities to participants using an online platform or digital distribution service.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer services, namely, creating an on-line virtual environment for businesses seeking crowdfunding financing to raise capital, to register, announce their business offerings, to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, form virtual communities and engage in social networking services in the field of crowdfunding
Computer services, namely, creating an on-line community for registered users to raise capital for start-up or existing businesses and invest in start-up or existing businesses
Providing a web hosting platform for use as an online crowdfunding portal by start-up and existing businesses seeking financing from money collected from individuals
Providing a web site featuring technology that enables users to review, evaluate and invest in start-up or existing businesses and for businesses to receive financing from money collected from individuals by means of online crowdfunding
Providing a website featuring non-downloadable software for users to review, evaluate and invest in start-up or existing businesses and for businesses to receive financing from money collected from individuals by means of online crowdfunding.