The trademark EXPEDIA TAAP was filed by Expedia, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 20, 2023, and received one opposition filed on February 20, 2024 by TRANSPORTES AÉREOS PORTUGUESES, S.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by INVENTA INTERNATIONAL, S.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 20, 2024
The application was filed in Danish, and Danish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on February 4, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising and business services, namely, advertising, marketing and promotional services for the transportation, travel, airline, rental car, tourism, hotel and resort industries
Assistance in management of business, advertising, marketing and promotional activities
Administration of business affiliate program in the fields of transportation, travel, tourism, vacations and temporary lodging and accommodations
Arrange and administer business networking services in the fields of transportation, travel, tourism, vacations and temporary lodging and accommodations.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Travel services, namely, making reservations and bookings for transportation, and providing travel information services on travel activities for entertainment and travel accommodations
Transportation information services
Travel agency services, namely, making reservations and bookings for transportation
Providing information, news and reviews of travel service providers concerning travel
Providing a website and website links to travel information, geographic information, maps, map images, and trip routing
Organizing and arranging travel activities namely, arranging of transportation for travel tours
Making reservations for transportation for travel tours to travel to events and to travel to attractions
Providing information about tour transportation and travel to events and attractions
Organizing transportation for sight-seeing tours
Travel and tour transportation information services
Travel and tour transportation ticket reservation services
Arranging bookings of day trips and sight-seeing tours, namely, arranging transport for travelers
Providing reviews of travel service providers
Travel agency services, namely, making reservations and bookings for others for transportation, airlines, trains, rental cars, cruises
Providing consumer reviews, ratings, and recommendations relating to transportation and travel service providers
Providing information about transportation and travel.
The mark was filed in class 43 with Providing temporary accommodation information and providing consumer reviews, ratings, and recommendations relating to restaurants, hotels and temporary accommodations..