The trademark NEXT49 was filed by THIMM Group GmbH + Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 2, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 1, 2020 by Next47 GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Bonn, Volkmar and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 1, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Consultancy services concerning the setting up of businesses
Businesses consultancy services for start-up businesses
Conducting market tests for validating a business concept of a start-up business
Arrangement of business contacts for start-up businesses
All aforementioned services in this class only concerning businesses from the technical fields of paper, cardboard and packages.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Consultancy services concerning the financing of start-up businesses
Rental of office spaces to start-up businesses
Providing office spaces to start-up businesses
All aforementioned services in this class only concerning businesses from the technical fields of paper, cardboard and packages.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Coaching of business founders and staff members of start-up businesses
Planning, organizing and conducting training courses and seminars for business founders and staff members of start-up businesses
All aforementioned services in this class only concerning businesses from the technical fields of paper, cardboard and packages.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Rental of research facilities to start-up businesses
Providing research facilities to start-up businesses
All aforementioned services in this class only concerning businesses from the technical fields of paper, cardboard and packages.