The trademark ESN Erasmus Student Network was filed by Erasmus Student Network AISBL, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 28, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 18, 2020 by European Securities Network LLP on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Pettinari, Barbara and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 18, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003121875 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on June 28, 2021 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Advanced training
Arranging and conducting of workshops [training]
Arranging and conducting of educational discussion groups, not on-line
Arranging and conducting of educational events
Arranging and conducting of meetings in the field of education
Arranging and conducting of workshops and seminars in self-awareness
Arranging and conducting of training seminars
Arranging and conducting of tutorials
Arranging and conducting of training courses
Arranging and conducting of symposiums
Arranging and conducting of seminars
Arranging and conducting of colloquiums
Arranging of exhibitions for educational purposes
Arranging of guided educational tours
Arranging of workshops
Arranging of workshops and seminars
Arranging and conducting of displays for educational purposes
Education, entertainment and sports
Creation [writing] of educational content for podcasts
Creation [writing] of podcasts
Editing of written texts
Electronic text publishing services
Providing electronic publications
Providing on-line publications
Publication of booklets
Publication of books, magazines, almanacs and journals
Publication of leaflets
Publication of multimedia material online
Publishing of stories
Career counselling [training and education advice]
Career information and advisory services (educational and training advice)
Organising sporting events
Organisation of cultural events
Arranging of educational events
Organisation of educational events
Organising of sports competitions and events
Organising events for cultural purposes
Organisation of youth training schemes
Organisation of guided educational tours
On-line publishing services
Publication of prospectuses.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods: