The trademark FBS was filed by BLACK SANDS PROPERTIES LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 7, 2020, and received one opposition filed on January 4, 2021 by FBS NEXT S.P.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by JACOBACCI & PARTNERS S.P.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 4, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 4, 2022.
The Appeal with reference B R0779/2022-2 was Opposition allowed according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 7, 2022 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003138507 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 9, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial affairs
Monetary affairs
Accident insurance underwriting
Accommodation bureau services [apartments]
Actuarial services
Antique appraisal
Apartment house management
Arranging finance for construction projects
Art appraisal
Bail-bonding
Banking
Brokerage
Brokerage of carbon credits
Business liquidation services, financial
Capital investment
Charitable fund raising
Check verification
Clearing, financial
Credit bureau services
Crowdfunding
Debt advisory services
Debt collection agency services
Deposits of valuables
Electronic funds transfer
Electronic transfer of virtual currencies
E-wallet payment services
Exchanging money
Factoring
Financial analysis
Financial appraisals in responding to calls for tenders
Financial consultancy
Financial customs brokerage services
Financial evaluation [insurance, banking, real estate]
Financial evaluation of development costs relating to the oil, gas and mining industries
Financial evaluation of standing timber
Financial evaluation of wool
Financial exchange of virtual currency
Financial management
Financial management of reimbursement payments for others
Financial research
Financial sponsorship
Financial valuation of intellectual property assets
Financing services
Fire insurance underwriting
Fiscal valuation
Health insurance underwriting
Instalment loans
Insurance brokerage
Insurance consultancy
Insurance underwriting
Investment of funds
Issuance of credit cards
Issuance of tokens of value
Issuance of travelers' checks
Jewelry appraisal
Lease-purchase financing
Lending against security
Life insurance underwriting
Loans [financing]
Marine insurance underwriting
Mortgage banking
Mutual funds
Numismatic appraisal
Online banking
Organization of monetary collections
Pawnbrokerage
Preparation of quotes for cost estimation purposes
Processing of credit card payments
Processing of debit card payments
Provident fund services
Providing financial information
Providing financial information via a web site
Providing insurance information
Providing rebates at participating establishments of others through use of a membership card