The trademark EMO was filed by EMO Corporation, a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 15, 2006, and received one opposition filed on April 6, 2006 by Le Comité Européen de Coopération des Industries de la Machine-Outil (CECIMO) (association internationale) on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by GEVERS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 6, 2006
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business administration
Office functions
Accounting services
Computerized accounting services
Preparation of statements of accounts
None relating to the organisation of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial affairs
Monetary affairs
On-line banking services
Information services relating to finance, provided on-line from a computer database or the Internet
Provision of electronic funds transfer services and on-line transaction facilities
Provision of financial information including that provided via telecommunications networks, by online delivery and by way of the Internet and the world wide web
Financial services, namely providing on-line stored value accounts and electronic funds disbursement services
Disbursing rebates for others via a global computer network.