The trademark Sun Underwriting was filed by Vasily Kozlov, a national of the Russian Federation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 20, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 15, 2020 by SunLife Limited on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by PAGE, WHITE & FARRER LIMITED and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 15, 2020
The application was filed in Bulgarian, and Bulgarian 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:
Advisory services for business management
Advertising, marketing and promotional consultancy, advisory and assistance services
Advertising of business web sites
Advertising services relating to financial services
Advice in the field of business management and marketing
Assistance and advice regarding business management
Business management and organization consultancy
Business efficiency expert services
Business management assistance
Business organization consultancy
Business research
Business advice relating to marketing
Business advice relating to marketing management consultations
Business marketing services
Business marketing consultancy
Business consulting
Business consultancy and advisory services
Business appraisal consultancy
Business advice, inquiries or information
Business research and advisory services
Business organisation advice
Business management consultancy and advisory services
Business analysis and information services, and market research
Business information
Consultancy and advisory services in the field of business strategy
Consultations relating to business advertising
Interim business management
Outsourcing services [business assistance]
Procurement services for others [purchasing goods and services for other businesses]
Providing business marketing information
Promotion [advertising] of business.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Accident insurance
Accident insurance underwriting
Administration of group insurance
Administration of insurance business
Administration of insurance portfolios
Administration of insurance claims
Administration of insurance claims adjustment
Administration of insurance plans
Consultancy and brokerage services relating to life insurance
Advisory services relating to insurance claims
Agency services for arranging travel insurance
Appraisals for insurance claims of personal property
Appraisals for insurance claims of real estate
Appraisals for insurance purposes
Arranging for financing of insurance premiums
Arranging investments, in particular capital investments, financing services and insurance
Arranging of credit insurance
Arranging of insurance
Arranging of insurance claims assessment
Insurance claim assessments
Automobile accident insurance underwriting
Aviation insurance
Banking insurance
Brokerage agency relating to ship insurance
Brokerage of casualty insurance
Brokerage advisory services relating to insurance
Brokerage of non-life insurance
Claims adjustment for non-life insurance
Commodities insurance
Computerised information services relating to insurance
Computerised processing of insurance claims
Consultancy and brokerage services relating to travel insurance
Consultancy and brokerage services relating to home insurance
Consultancy and brokerage services relating to health insurance
Consultancy services relating to insurance
Credit insurance
Credit risk insurance
Credit services for the payment of insurance premiums
Dental health insurance underwriting and administration
Endowment insurance services
Extended guarantee insurance
Financial consultancy and insurance consultancy
Financial evaluation for insurance purposes
Financial services relating to insurance
Financial valuation, adjustment and settlement services relating to insurance claims
Fire insurance
Fire insurance underwriting
Fire insurance valuations
Guarantee insurance services
Health insurance
Health insurance underwriting
Advisory services relating to insurance contracts
Consultancy and brokerage services relating to accident insurance
Consultancy and brokerage services relating to vehicle insurance
Home contents insurance
Household insurance services
Insurance actuarial services
Insurance administration of prescription drug benefit plans
Insurance against loss of documents
Insurance against loss of credit
Insurance agencies
Insurance brokerage
Insurance claim settlements
Insurance claims adjustment services
Processing of insurance claims
Insurance for businesses
Insurance for garages
Insurance for legal expenses
Insurance for hotels
Insurance for offices
Insurance for property owners
Insurance for third party liability
Insurance for vans
Insurance guarantees
Insurance information
Insurance investigations
Insurance loss assessment
Insurance of anti-theft systems
Insurance of buildings
Insurance of communications apparatus
Insurance premium financing services
Insurance premium rate computing
Insurance relating to personal possessions
Insurance risk management
Insurance underwriting
Insurance services for mobile telephones
Insurance services for the repayment of medical expense
Insurance services for the protection of drivers
Insurance services for thatched properties
Insurance services for the protection of mortgages
Insurance services for the provision of emergency cash
Insurance services for the construction industry
Insurance services relating to mail order businesses
Insurance services relating to holiday accommodation
Insurance services relating to life
Insurance services relating to sport
Insurance services relating to structured settlements rendered to lawyers
Insurance services relating to pension funds
Insurance services relating to real estate
Insurance services relating to sea cargo
Insurance services relating to credit agreements
Insurance services relating to legal costs
Insurance services relating to goods in transit
Insurance services relating to property
Insurance services relating to the theft of personal possessions
Insurance services relating to structured settlements rendered to property casualty insurers
Insurance services relating to the provision of credit
Insurance services relating to purchase protection, price protection and extended warranty for goods purchased using credit cards
Insurance services relating to boats
Insurance services relating to aviation
Insurance services relating to the loss of personal possessions
Insurance services relating to nursing homes
Insurance services relating to contingency planning
Insurance services relating to cancelled bookings for holidays
Insurance services relating to credit
Insurance services relating to mechanical breakdown
Insurance services relating to credit cards
Insurance services relating to motor vehicles
Insurance subrogation
Insurance underwriting and appraisals and assessment for insurance purposes
Insurance underwriting consultancy
Insurance underwriting in the field of professional liability insurance
Insurance underwriting services
Life insurance agencies
Life insurance
Life assurance brokerage
Marine accidents insurance underwriting
Life insurance underwriting
Marine fire insurance underwriting
Marine insurance
Marine insurance underwriting
Marine transportation insurance underwriting
Medical insurance
Medical insurance brokerage services
Medical insurance underwriting
Mortgage insurance
Motor insurance brokerage
Motor mechanical breakdown insurance warranty services
Personal insurance relating to liability for repayment of loans
Personal insurance services
Personal insurance services relating to the supply of legal advice
Personal insurance services relating to the supply of legal services
Private health insurance
Professional indemnity insurance
Property insurance underwriting
Providing insurance information
Providing purchase protection insurance for goods purchased using credit cards
Provision of equipment guarantee insurance
Provision of holiday insurance
Provision of insurance services to insurance companies
Provision of insurance services to reinsurance companies
Provision of mortgage loan insurance
Savings schemes relating to health insurance
Service insurance contracts
Ship insurance agency
Studies (Insurance -)
Time and cost completion risk insurance
Time and cost overrun risk insurance
Transit insurance brokerage
Transit insurance underwriting
Travel insurance
Transport insurance brokerage
Underwriting insurance for pre-paid health care
Underwriting insurance for pre-paid legal services
Underwriting of business insurance (Services for the -)
Underwriting of credit insurance (Services for the -)
Underwriting of insurance (Services for the -)
Underwriting relating to transport insurance
Valuation of cargo for insurance purposes
Underwriting of personal accident insurance (Services for the -)