The trademark application BALKAN NEWS was filed by OBG, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "Applicant"). Application refused.
The application was filed in English (German was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018751826 was Rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 31, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 16 with News bulletins and Printed news releases..
The mark was filed in class 35 with News clipping services.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Transmission of news
News agencies
News agency
News agency services [transmission of news]
Transmission of news items to news reporting organizations
Electronic transmission of news
Transmission of news and current affairs information
News agency services.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
News reporting
News syndication reporting
News reporting services
News reporters services
Reporters services (News -)
News reporter services
News syndication for the broadcasting industry
Preparation of news programmes for broadcasting
News programming services for transmission across the internet.