The trademark APORANA was filed by Thierry AUPIC, a national of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 5, 2020, and received one opposition filed on February 7, 2021 by Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank eG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater PartG mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 7, 2021
The application was filed in French, and French 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:
Business management and organization consultancy
Services of a consultancy
Business management assistance
Commercial or industrial management assistance
Business management consultancy
Business inquiries and information
Business research and investigations
Efficiency experts
Corporate advisory services
Business management consultancy
Business management and business administration
Management consultancy
Business management
Business administration
Office functions
Financial, monetary and stock market research and studies
Employment agency services
Business management for freelance service providers
Book-keeping
Document reproduction
Advertising
Online advertising on a computer network
Rental of advertising time on communication media
Publication of advertising literature
Rental of advertising space
Dissemination of advertising matter
Direct mail advertising
Arranging newspaper subscriptions for others
Arranging subscriptions to telecommunication services for others
Presentation of goods on communication media
Computerized file management
Web site traffic optimization
Organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes
Public relations services
Business auditing
Commercial intermediation services
Business intermediation services for people searching for business partners
Auditing in the financial and budgetary field.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Banking
Monetary affairs
Real estate affairs
Insurance underwriting
Providing insurance information, Underwriting of insurance (Services for the -)
Insurance contract management
Valuation of property
Financial, monetary and real estate operations
Home banking
Issuing of travellers' cheques or credit cards
Issuance of tokens of value
Financing and funding services
Crowdfunding
Financial sponsorship
Banking
Financial management
Real estate management
Financial and monetary analysis
Mutual funds and capital investments
Loans (financing)
Arranging and providing of loans and capital investments
Consultancy, advice and information relating to financial, monetary and banking affairs
Financial and monetary evaluation (banking, real estate)
Fund investment services
Setting up and investing capital and funds
Electronic funds transfer
Stockbroking agency services
Stock exchange quotations
Financial management
Portfolio management
Currency trading
Financial, monetary and stock exchange management assistance and consultancy
Management consultancy for financial, monetary and stock exchange affairs
Organisational consultancy relating to financial, monetary and stock market matters
Financial, monetary and stock exchange research
Preparation of financial and budgetary reports
Financial and budgetary assistance for businesses and individuals
Fiscal valuations and assessments
Financial assistance relating to enterprise creation
Financial analysis.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunication services
Communications (transmission) by computer terminals or by fibre optic networks
Radio or telephone communications
Transmission of images, sound, information and data by telephone, data transmission or computer methods
Transmission of business and/or advertising data via the Internet, via telephone networks or by means of data transmission
Transmission of information by means of electronic catalogues via the Internet
Sending and receiving of data, signals and information processed by computers or by telecommunications apparatus and instruments, providing of user access to global computer networks
Providing telecommunications connections to a global computer network
Radio or television broadcasting
Teleconferencing services
Teleprocessing services
Electronic messaging
Telecommunications and electronic mail via a global (Internet) or local (Intranet) communications network or by telephone or data transmission
Information about telecommunication
Providing of information relating to telephony or radiotelephony
Information about telecommunications, namely assistance in the operation and supervision of electronic, telephone, telematic and computer messaging
Sending of telegrams
Exchange of computerised documents
Electronic exchange of information by telex, facsimile and server centres, telephone enquiries, transfer of communications or telephone calls, rental of access time to global computer networks
Rental services of time access to a computing data base
Audio, text and video broadcasting services over computer or other communication networks namely, uploading, posting, displaying, tagging, and electronically transmitting data, information, audio and video images
Providing access to computer databases.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Technical research
Research and development (for others)
Interior design
Outdoor design
Advice relating to design of interior decor relating to design and installations for indoor use (homes, offices), their furnishings and outdoor spaces
Design (creation) of living and work environments (decoration and drafting of interior and exterior design).