The trademark FIRE was filed by TL4 Group 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 September 6, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 6, 2020 by Amadeus Fire AG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by FPS Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 6, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French 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 March 28, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on June 29, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Managing reviews and feedback (administrative services)
Research services
Business advisory services relating to the formulation, publication, promotion, improvement, harmonisation and supervision of accountancy standards and principles
Office functions
Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid services
None of the aforesaid services in relation to services in the field of temporary employment, personnel placement and interim management in the commercial, tax, and IT sector.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education and training services
Arranging and conducting of conferences, workshops, seminars and symposia
Education services, training services, arranging and conducting of conferences, workshops, seminars and symposia relating to enforcement and asset recovery, asset tracing, financial affairs, financial management, asset management, financial conduct, regulatory conduct, financial affairs, asset management, fraud and insolvency
Providing of training
Setting of educational standards
Publication services
Publication of books, commentaries and texts
Arranging or conducting courses, conferences, lectures, tutorials and seminars
Anti-fraud education and training
Providing education and training services in relation to the deterrence, prevention, detection and investigation of fraud and related issues
Providing education and training services in relation to the design and implementation of anti-corruption programmes, programmes for the prevention of fraud, and programmes for risk assessment
Arranging, conducting and organising workshops, conferences, conventions, demonstrations, displays, exhibitions, fairs, presentations and seminars
In-house training courses
Production of training films and videos
Setting of educational and training standards
Organisation of courses
Organisation of courses using distance learning methods
Educational assessment services
Provision, setting, marking and moderating of examinations and other forms of assessment
Certification in relation to examinations and other forms of assessment
Accreditation of courses
Arranging, conducting and organising workshops, conferences, conventions, demonstrations, displays, exhibitions, fairs, presentations and seminars relating to training
Training courses
Residential training courses
Setting of training standards
Consultancy and information services relating to training
Education and training
Providing information to organizations and individuals that includes suggested best practices, links to general and proprietary resources, and next steps for reducing likelihood and/or impact of a data breach and any resulting identity theft
Educating the victim of fraud about consumer rights under applicable state and federal regulations
Authoring and distributing newsletters
Providing e-learning courses, pod-casts and web-based seminars
Contributing experiential input to researchers, journalists and policymakers in relation to educational services
Authoring editorials, industry papers, articles and other commentary for publication and posting in various media
Event management services
Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforementioned services
None of the aforesaid services in relation to education services, advanced training and training in the following areas: tax, commercial, IT sector, IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), US-GAAP (US General Accepted accounting principles).
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Advisory services relating to the law
Identity theft fraud prevention services
Professional consultancy services relating to the law in connection with accounting, insolvency, legal services, financial investigation, forensic accounting
Legal services in relation to enforcement and asset recovery, asset tracing, financial affairs, financial management, asset management, financial conduct, regulatory conduct, financial affairs, asset management, fraud and insolvency
Development and proposals to reform the law on public policy on fraud
Legal research
Legal services
Research into arbitration and other methods of dispute resolution
Leasing access time to a computer data base
Licensing services
Legal services in the field of financial affairs
Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid services.