The trademark Crystal Tours was filed by Marco Lucarelli, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 28, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 20, 2022 by Crystal Cruises Ltd. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Barker Brettell Sweden AB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 20, 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:
Advertising
Business management
Business administration
Office functions
Business management and organization consultancy
Providing business information via a web site
Publication of printed matter (including in electronic form), for advertising purposes
Commercial intermediation services
Arranging of trading and economical contacts, also over the Internet
Arranging of contracts, for others, for the providing of services
Promotion [advertising] of travel
News clipping services.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Arranging of travel tours for young people, in particular post-exam and post-final exam travel tours, other than cruises
Sightseeing, tour guide and excursion services
Agency services for arranging travel
Booking agency services for travel
Provision of data relating to the transportation of passengers
Ticketing services for travel
Coach transport
Passenger transportation services by land
Passenger train transport
Booking of seats for travel
Booking agency services relating to travel
Tourist travel reservation services
Computerised information services relating to travel
Computerised reservation services relating to the carriage of passengers
Services for arranging the transportation of travellers
Agents for arranging travel
Travel agency services relating to travel by omnibus
Trip planning services
Travel booking agencies
Agency services for arranging the transportation of travellers
Tour operating and organising
Tour conducting
Provision of tourist travel information
Provision of information relating to the transportation of passengers
Airline ticket reservation services
Arrangement of travel to and from hotels
Arranging transport of passengers by air, rail and sea
Provision of transport for passengers by land
Arranging of travel by coach
Arranging of holidays
Arranging the escorting of travellers
Travel arrangement
Arrangement of taxi transport
Planning, arranging and booking of travel
Agencies (travel agency services)
Escorting of travellers
Travel consultancy and information services
Travel agents services for arranging travel
Travel services
Travel-arrangement services
Travel ticket reservation services
Reservation and booking of seats for travel
Travel reservation and booking services
Travel reservation
Seat reservations for various forms of transport
Transport of persons by land
Arranging and booking of travel
Travel arrangement and reservation services
Organizing and arranging travel
Provision of tours
Organising of foreign travel
Arrangement of transportation of passengers by helicopters
Arrangement of transportation of passengers by ships
Arranging of flights
Agency services for arranging the transportation of persons
Issuing of tickets for travel
Providing information relating to the planning and booking of airline travel, via electronic means
Providing of information via electronic media relating to travel and transport, other than cruises, relating to all the aforesaid services, and none of the aforesaid services in connection with travel in winter sports areas.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Entertainment, presentation of live performances, club services (entertainment and/or education), other than on cruises
Arranging and conducting training courses and seminars
Training
Training
Further education
Publication of texts, other than publicity texts
Arranging and conducting of workshops [training]
Booking of performing artists for events (services of a promoter)
Disc jockeys for parties and special events
Ticketing and event booking services
Entertainment information
Reservation services for show tickets
Booking of seats for shows
Presentation of live performances
Presentation of live performances by musical bands
Production of live performances
Organising of sporting activities and of sporting competitions
Master of ceremony services for parties and special events
Production of live shows
Post-production editing services in the field of music, videos and film
Production of sound and music recordings
Consultancy on film and music production
Providing of digital image and sound recordings via internet sites (non-downloadable)
Organisation of entertainment and cultural events
All the aforesaid services other than cruises, and none of the aforesaid services in connection with travel in winter sports areas.
The mark was filed in class 43 with following description of goods:
Providing of food and drink in the context of travel arrangements and travel organisation, providing of temporary accommodation
Booking agency services for hotel accommodation
Bar services in the context of travel arrangements and travel organisation
Temporary accommodation for tourists and holidaymakers in hotels
Providing of restaurant and bar reviews in the context of travel arrangements and travel organisation
Booking of hotel accommodation
Providing online information relating to hotel reservations
None of the aforesaid services in connection with travel in winter sports areas.