The trademark M4 was filed by Marcus Michael Maria Bruinhof, a national of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant") and Antonia Catherina Wilhelmina Sengers - Nijssen, a national of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on September 22, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 20, 2020 by Shine TV Limited on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 20, 2020
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Arranging and conducting educational and recreational events and meetings all in the field of life coaching, social skills, mentality, changing ones way of thinking, behavioural patterns and mindset
Arranging and conducting of lectures all in the field of life coaching, social skills, mentality, changing ones way of thinking, behavioural patterns and mindset
Training workshops in the field of life coaching, social skills, mentality, changing ones way of thinking, behavioural patterns and mindset
Seminars, Congresses, conference and event services all in the field of life coaching, social skills, mentality, changing ones way of thinking, behavioural patterns and mindset
Providing of training, further training and continuous training, Including coaches, all in the field of life coaching, social skills, mentality, changing ones way of thinking, behavioural patterns and mindset
Training or education services all in the field of life coaching, social skills, mentality, changing ones way of thinking, behavioural patterns and mindset
Adult training in the field of life coaching, social skills, mentality, changing ones way of thinking, behavioural patterns and mindset
Personnel training
Training workshops, Providing of training and courses all in the field of life coaching, social skills, mentality, changing ones way of thinking, behavioural patterns and mindset
Social skills training
Group, presentation and communication training
Career advisory services (education or training advice)
Personal coaching (education)
Conducting of tests and examinations
Compilation of training and education programmes all in the field of life coaching, social skills, mentality, changing ones way of thinking, behavioural patterns and mindset
Compilation and publication of instructional and teaching material all in the field of life coaching, social skills, mentality, changing ones way of thinking, behavioural patterns and mindset
Publication, lending and distribution of instructional and teaching materials, books, newspapers, magazines, articles, news releases, leaflets, brochures, information bulletins, periodicals and other printed matter, including in digital form, and audiovisual and multimedia productions, all in the field of life coaching, social skills, mentality, changing ones way of thinking, behavioural patterns and mindset
Consultancy and information regarding the aforesaid services, including via electronic networks, such as the Internet
None of the aforementioned services for use in the music industry
None of the aforesaid in connection with a TV show, food or cooking.