The trademark HEADBOX was filed by Headbox Solutions Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 11, 2020, and received one opposition filed on August 11, 2020 by Head Sport GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ELZABURU, S.L.P. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 11, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 4, 2021. Partial Surrender of the trademark registration was recorded on February 7, 2022. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 5, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003128204 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 25, 2021 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business management of entertainment venues
Business meeting planning
Arranging and conducting business meetings
Advertising
Operating on-line marketplaces for hiring of private and commercial venues
Market research
Opinion polling
Data processing
Provision of business information
Business information services
Providing a web site related to the ratings, reviews and recommendations for commercial purposes posted by users
Promoting the goods and services of others by providing a website featuring rebates, price-comparison information, service reviews, and discount information
Business consulting and management services in the nature of arranging, organizing, advising about and providing commercial and private venues for hire
Information, advisory and consultancy relating to all the aforesaid services
All the aforesaid services also provided on line, from a computer database, from the Internet, by mobile communication or by other means of communication.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Operating of a search engine relating to the travel and hospitality sectors
Cloud-based connected software platform that facilitates the provision of information, peer-to-peer interaction and transactions, and bookings in the fields of travel, lodging, dining, venue hiring and entertainment
Application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software
Hosting of communication platforms on the Internet
Platform as a service (PaaS)
Software as a service SaaS featuring software platforms for arranging meetings
Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid
All the aforesaid services also provided on line, from a computer database, from the Internet, by mobile communication or by other means of communication.
The mark was filed in class 43 with following description of goods:
Room reservation services
Venue hire services
Rental of meeting rooms
Accommodation services for meetings
Providing of information relating to private and commercial venue hire
Providing online reservation, booking and search services for temporary venue hire
Hire of temporary office space
Appraisal of entertainment venues
Booking of temporary accommodation
Information and booking services in relation to temporary accommodation provided from an Internet website
Providing information relating to temporary hire of private and commercial meeting rooms for hire via means of a global computer network
Information relating to temporary accommodation accessible via a mobile phone utilising wireless application protocol technology
Provision of information relating to restaurants, bars and hotels
Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid services
All the aforesaid services also provided on line, from a computer database, from the Internet, by mobile communication or by other means of communication.