The trademark Business Impact by Paradox Group was filed by Paradox Group DMCC, a corporation established under the laws of the United Arab Emirates (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 1, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 29, 2020 by Acutronic Holding AG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 29, 2020
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Cancellation Proceedings
A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2021.The first Cancellation was filed by Paradox Inc. (represented by BERGENSTRÅHLE & PARTNERS AB) on December 28, 2023 and Final decision – EUTM partially cancelled.
Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on July 7, 2022. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 20, 2023. Decisions on applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on January 4, 2024.
The Cancellation with reference B 000055335 was EUTM partially cancelled according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on September 28, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Teaching apparatus
Audiovisual teaching apparatus
None of the aforementioned goods for controlling and operating electromechanical motion simulators, in particular rate tables.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Books
Journals
Manuals [handbooks]
Magazines [periodicals]
Albums
Calendars
Promotional pamphlets
Pamphlets
Periodicals
Printed publications
Educational publications in paper form
Tutorials in paper form
Printed promotional material
Posters
Pictures
Instructional, teaching or coaching material (except apparatus).
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Promotion and advertising via telematic means with sales offers
Promotion by canvassing consumers, with service and sales offers
Sales promotion (for others)
Production of advertising films
Rental of advertising space
Rental of advertising time via all means of communication
Public relations services
Marketing
Marketing
Business management
Business administration
Office functions
Newspaper subscription services
Business management and organization consultancy
Document reproduction
Computerized file management
Organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes
Collection and systematic ordering of data in a central file
Compilation of information
Subscriptions to a data base
Arranging of subscriptions to electronic publications or newspapers
Subscriptions to audiovisual programmes
Arranging and conducting of promotional events
Retail services in relation to clothing
Retail services in relation to tableware
Retail services connected with stationery
Online business and social networking services
Online social and career networking accessible via downloadable mobile applications.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education, teaching, providing of training, coaching (training), academies (education) and information in the aforesaid fields
Arranging and conducting of courses, seminars, conferences, interviews, reports, training workshops, round tables
Arranging and conducting of examinations and competitions (education, providing of training)
Organisation of educational events
Organising of recreational events
Arranging and conducting of events for educational, teaching, coaching and vocational guidance purposes
Vocational guidance and information relating thereto
Publication of publications, printed matter, pamphlets, tutorials, audio media, video media, and audio-video media
Providing of online courses, seminars, conferences, interviews, reports, content of all kinds, educational content, videos, podcasts, not downloadable
Video recording of courses, conferences, seminars, interviews, reports, videos
Production of documentaries and audiovisual and multimedia works on all kinds of media
Preparation of documentary programmes for broadcasting
Provision of online training
Providing online training seminars
Training services relating to management consultancy
Writing of texts, other than publicity texts
Photographic reporting
News reporters services
Production of radio and television, audio-visual and multimedia programmes
Publication of books and other teaching, educational or coaching (training) media
Electronic libraries for providing of electronic information (including archive information) in the form of electronic texts, audio and/or video information and data in the field of coaching (training).
The mark was filed in class 45 with Dating services provided through social networking.