The trademark PigsVille was filed by Stakelogic B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 17, 2023, and received one opposition filed on December 17, 2023 by Zynga Inc. 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 December 17, 2023
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software games
Games for gaming machines
Skill games
Betting games and Prediction games
Casino games, Including slot machine games, for use in relation to the following goods: Computers, Telephone apparatus or Tablets or Other electronic devices
Hardware and software for games in casinos and amusement arcades, for amusement game machines, slot machines, video lottery machines with or without payout and for games of chance via telecommunications networks and the internet, with or without payout, for games of chance with or without payout via the internet and via telecommunications networks and for games of chance with or without payout for use in telecommunications apparatus
None of the foregoing in connection with sports.
The mark was filed in class 28 with following description of goods:
Arcade game machines for games, slot game games, skill games, betting and gambling games, casino games including slot games, automatic or coin-operated
Casino games with or without a prize payout, Casino games and slot machines for commercial use in casinos and gambling halls or games of chance with profit distribution over the internet and via telecommunications networks, games of chance with profit distribution for use in gaming machines within a network
Slot machines and electronic game machines with coin insertion, with or without profit possibilities
Casings for slot machines, slot machines and game machines
Electronic or electro-technical gaming machines, gaming machines, gambling machines, slot machines operated by throwing coins, tokens, banknotes, cards or by means of electronic, magnetic or biometric memory media, in particular for commercial use in casinos and arcades with or without profit distribution
Casings for slot machines, gambling machines, gambling machines and gaming machines, operated by throwing coins, tokens, cards or by means of electronic, magnetic or biometric storage media
Electric, electronic or electromechanical apparatus for performing bingo games, lotteries or video lottery games and for betting shops, linked or uncoupled
Electro pneumatic and electric pulling machines (slot machines)
None of the foregoing in connection with sports.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Providing online games delivered via the Internet, in particular games, slot game games, skill games, betting and gambling games, casino games including slot games
Operation of casinos or gaming casinos and the utilization of bookmakers, bingo offices and lottery offices
Running of play areas and arcades and on-line internet casinos and betting platforms