The trademark NEXTZERO was filed by Postguard AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 11, 2023, and received one opposition filed on November 23, 2023 by Next 15 Group plc on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BAYLOS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 23, 2023
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 35 with following description of goods:
Business organisation and management consulting services
Advisory services (Business -) relating to the exploitation of inventions
Business management consultancy and advisory services
Business organization and operation consultancy
Consultancy and advisory services in the field of business strategy
Business advice relating to growth financing
Strategic business consultancy
Business analysis
Market analysis and research
Business strategy development services
Business management and consultancy services
Providing business management start-up support for other businesses
Advertising and marketing services provided by means of blogging
Marketing, advertising, and promotional services.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Venture capital funding services to emerging and start-up companies
Venture capital funding services for universities
Venture capital funding services for non-profit entities
Venture capital and project capital investment services
Venture capital funding services for commercial entities
Venture capital funding services for research institutions
Venture capital funding services for inventors
Venture capital funding services for companies
Providing financing to emerging and start-up companies
Investment fund management
Private equity fund investment services
Venture capital financing
Venture capital and venture capital management services
Venture capital management
Venture capital fund management
Venture capital services
Private placement and venture capital investment services
Venture capital (Services for the finding of -)
Venture capital (Services for the provision of -)
Provision of finance for business ventures
Crowdfunding services in the nature of providing financing from money collected from individuals
Facilitating and arranging financing
Investment management
Investment management services
Financial and investment consultancy services
Financial management services
Financial investment management services
Investment portfolio management services
Investment analysis
Providing funding for inventions
Financial evaluation and analysis.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Production of podcasts
Creation [writing] of podcasts
Creation [writing] of educational content for podcasts.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Research in the field of climate change
Providing scientific information in the fields of climate change and global warming
Advisory services relating to the use of energy
Advisory services relating to energy efficiency
Industrial analysis and research services
Technological consultancy in the fields of energy production and use
Technological consulting services in the field of alternative energy generation