The trademark OKTO was filed by OKTOPAY LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 15, 2020, and received one opposition filed on June 15, 2020 by ATECH - NEGÓCIOS EM TECNOLOGIAS S/A on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by CURELL SUÑOL S.L.P. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 15, 2020
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1721008 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in Greek, and Greek was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Cancellation Proceedings
A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2021.The first Cancellation was filed by Okta, Inc. (represented by BOMHARD IP, S.L.) on June 15, 2023 and Adversarial proceedings are ongoing.
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on July 11, 2021. Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on June 19, 2023. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 4, 2024. Partial Surrender of the trademark registration was recorded on May 5, 2024.
The Opposition with reference B 003124085 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 25, 2021 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Point of sale apparatus
Electronic payment terminals
Electrical terminal connectors
Credit card terminals
Encoded magnetic cards
Payment software
Hardware for processing electronic payments to and from others
Encoded cards for use in point of sale transactions
Encoded credit cards
Encoded cards
Encoded charge cards
Encoded gift cards
Payment cards being magnetically encoded
Magnetically encoded credit cards
Encoded prepaid payment cards
Encoded prepaid credit cards
Magnetically encoded charge cards
Magnetically encoded gift cards
Printed cash cards [encoded]
Magnetic payment cards
Computer software relating to the handling of financial transactions
None of the aforementioned goods being standalone identification and authentication software.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
E-wallet payment services
Issuance of credit and debit cards
Money ordering services
Processing payments made by charge cards
Collection of payments
Payment administration services
Payment processing
Payment card services
Electronic processing of payments
Processing of electronic payments
Acceptance of bill payments
Processing of payments for banks
Conducting cashless payment transactions
Processing of debit card payments
Processing of credit card payments
Financial transfers and transactions, and payment services
Payment services provided via wireless telecommunications apparatus and devices
Issue and redemption of tokens of value
Issuance of tokens of value
Issuing tokens of value in the nature of gift vouchers
Issuing of discount coupons
Issuing of cash vouchers
Issuing of vouchers for use as money
Providing information relating to the issue of tokens of value
Issuing gift certificates which may then be redeemed for goods or services
Issuing stored value cards
Payment and receipt of money as agents
Bill payment services
On-line bill payment services
Domestic remittance services
Electronic payment services
Electronic funds transfer
Financial services relating to the withdrawal and depositing of cash
None of the aforementioned services being the provision of standalone identification and authentication software or services.