The trademark LIBER NATURE was filed by HQG, LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 18, 2021, and received undefined oppositions.
Opposition Proceedings
There are undefined Oppositions claimed against trademark.
The first opposition filed on May 18, 2021 by Liber AB on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by AWA SWEDEN AB and its proceedings were handled in English The second opposition filed on May 18, 2021 by Springer Nature Holdings Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. and its proceedings were handled in English The third opposition filed on May 6, 2021 by ALTER SOFTWARE, S.L. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Ungría López, Javier and its proceedings were handled in English
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on May 16, 2021. Divisions of EUTM registrations of the trademark registration was recorded on December 9, 2021.
The Opposition with reference B 003146205 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 2, 2022 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003147131 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 7, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003147131 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 20, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling the distribution or use of electricity
Mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus
Diving suits, divers' masks, ear plugs for divers, nose clips for divers and swimmers, gloves for divers, breathing apparatus for underwater swimming
Batteries, battery chargers
Laptop holders, computer bags
Fire-extinguishing apparatus
Mouse mats
Mobile phone handsets
Mobile phone accessories
Remote control
Spectacles and sunglasses
Electronic signboards
Encoded or magnetic bank, credit, debit, cash, charge, telephone and identification cards
Automatic teller machines, cash dispensers
Toner cartridges, unfilled, for printers and photocopiers
Lens hoods
3D spectacles
Encoded key cards.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Paper and cardboard
Bookbinding material
Photographs
Stationery and office requisites, except furniture
Adhesives for stationery or household purposes
Drawing materials and materials for artist
Paintbrushes
Typewriters
Plastic sheets, films and bags for wrapping and packaging
Printers' type, printing blocks
Pamphlets
Posters
Cards
Printed cards
Circulars
Catalogues
Calendars
Price tags
Price labels
Carrier bags
Arts, crafts and modelling equipment
Bags and articles for packaging, wrapping and storage of paper, cardboard and plastic
Printed telephone, facsimile, electronic mail and web site directories
Cards in the form of credit cards, debit cards, cash cards, charge cards, telephone cards and identification cards other than encoded and magnetic cards
Marketing and promotional materials
Printed advertisements
User manuals
Decoration and art materials
Tissues
Handkerchiefs made of paper
Decoration and art materials and media
Correcting and erasing implements
Educational equipment
Filtering materials of paper
Industrial paper and cardboard
Money holders
Office machines
Photo albums and collectors' albums
Printing and bookbinding equipment
Educational supplies
Works of art and figurines made of paper and cardboard
Architects' models
Writing and stamping implements
Collectors' cards
Paper flags and banners
Colouring and drawing books
Activity books
Page markers
Score sheets
Programs for events
Albums for events
Autograph books
Printed timetables
Brochures
Bumper stickers
Stickers
Albums
Sticker albums
Paper tablecloths
Paper serviettes
Paper bags
Invitation cards
Greeting cards
Gift-wrapping paper
Coasters and table mats of paper
Stamps (seals)
Postage stamps for collectable purposes
Commemorative stamp sheets
Passport holders
Absorbent sheets of paper or plastic for foodstuff packaging
Advertisement boards of paper or cardboard
Advertising signs of paper or cardboard
Almanacs
Announcement cards [stationery]
Apparatus for mounting photographs
Baggage claim check tags of paper
Bags [envelopes, pouches] of paper or plastics, for packaging
Banners of paper
Bibs of paper
Bibs, sleeved, of paper
Bunting of paper
Bottle envelopes of paper or cardboard
Bottle wrappers of paper or cardboard
Boxes of paper or cardboard
Canvas for painting
Conical paper bags
Covers [stationery]
Desk mats
Diagrams
Document holders [stationery]
Drawing pads
Drawing materials
Embroidery designs [patterns]
Envelopes [stationery]
Engravings
Engraving plates
Erasing products
Figurines [statuettes] of papier mache
Figurines made from cardboard
Figurines made from paper
Files [office requisites]
Filter paper
Flower-pot covers of paper
Flyers
Folders for papers
Garbage bags of paper or of plastics
Geographical maps
Gift bags
Gift boxes
Glitter for stationery purposes
Graphic prints
Graphic representations
Hat boxes of cardboard
Holders for cheque books
Holders for stamps [seals]
Index cards [stationery]
Ink
Labels of paper or cardboard
Ledgers [books]
Letter trays
Marking pens [stationery]
Mats for beer glasses
Modelling clay
Modelling materials
Money clips
Moulds for modelling clays [artists' materials]
Musical greeting cards
Name badge holders [office requisites]
Name badges [office requisites]
Office requisites, except furniture
Packaging material made of starches
Packing [cushioning, stuffing] materials of paper or cardboard
Pads [stationery]
Page holders
Paint trays
Painters' brushes
Painters' easels
Paintings [pictures], framed or unframed
Paper coffee filters
Paper sheets [stationery]
Paper wipes for cleaning
Paperweights
Papier mâché
Pen cases
Pen clips
Pencil holders
Pencil sharpeners, electric or non-electric
Pencils
Pens [office requisites]
Periodicals
Photo-engravings
Photograph stands
Penholders
Photographs [printed]
Pictures
Place mats of paper
Placards of paper or cardboard
Plastic bags for pet waste disposal
Plastic bubble packs for wrapping or packaging
Plastic film for wrapping
Plastics for modelling
Portraits
Postage stamps
Postcards
Printed coupons
Printed sheet music
Prospectuses
Rice paper
Rubber erasers
School supplies [stationery]
Sealing wax
Seals [stamps]
Sewing patterns
Silver paper
Signboards of paper or cardboard
Song books
Stamp pads
Stands for pens and pencils
Stencils
Tickets
Tissues of paper for removing make-up
Toilet tissue made of paper
Towels of paper
Tracing paper
Trading cards, other than for games
Writing cases [sets]
Writing instruments
Writing materials
Writing paper
Writing board erasers
Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Business management
Business administration
Office functions
Organization, operation and supervision of loyalty and incentive schemes
Advertising services provided via the Internet
Production of television and radio advertisements
Accountancy
Auctioneering
Trade fairs
Opinion polling
Data processing
Provision of business information
Advertising agency services
Advertising services provided for others
Database management
Compilation of information into computer databases
Business consulting services
Business consulting services in the field of web based events, conferences, training programs, learning programs, and seminars
Business consulting services in the field of delivering web-based knowledge
Business consulting services in the field of online collaboration and collaboration technologies
Business consulting services in the fields of sales and marketing
Business project management services
Business project management services relating to development, set up, staging, production, recording, monitoring and follow-up for web based events, conferences, training programs, learning programs, and seminars
Market research and business consulting services
Business consultancy services relating to facilitating the transaction of business via local and global computer networks by locating and providing referrals for the delivery of a wide variety of business and consumer products and services
Dissemination of business information of goods and services of others via local and global computer networks
Business consultancy services relating to providing a web site on a global computer network by which third parties can offer and source goods and services, place, determine the status of and fulfil trade leads and orders, enter into contracts and transact business
Providing computerized online ordering services
Advertising of goods and services of others via local and global computer networks
International import and export agency services
Rental of advertising space on communication media
Online trading services relating to electronic auctioneering and providing online business evaluation relating thereto
Providing a directory of third party web sites to facilitate business transactions
Business consultancy services relating to operating an electronic marketplace for the buyers and sellers of goods and/or services on a global computer network
Business assistance relating to facilitating business transaction via local and global computer networks
Corporate management consultancy services
Marketing and promotion services
Publication of publicity materials
Marketing of vacant premises
Dissemination of advertising materials, updating of advertising materials, compilation of advertisements for use as web pages on the Internet
Rental of advertising space
Computer data processing
Sales, business and promotional information services
Telephone answering (for unavailable subscribers)
Telephone answering (for others)
Auctioneering provided on the Internet
Personnel management
Provision of sales, business, advertising and promotional information through a global computer network and via the Internet
Presentation of goods on communication media for retail purposes
Retail and wholesale of bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use, leather bleaching preparations, fabric softeners for laundry use, cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations, shining preparations [polish], abrasive cloth, polishing paper, glass cloth, glass paper, floor wax, shoe wax, polish for furniture and flooring, detergents other than for use in manufacturing operations and for medical purposes, dry-cleaning preparations
Retail and wholesale of canned pressurized air for cleaning and dusting purposes, color-removing preparations, varnish-removing preparations, wallpaper cleaning preparations, windscreen cleaning liquids, air fragrancing preparations, joss sticks, medicated soap, extracts of flowers [perfumes]
Retail and wholesale of massage gels other than for medical purposes, sunscreen preparations, sun-tanning preparations [cosmetics], lipsticks, lipstick cases, cosmetic preparations for skin care, cosmetic preparations for slimming purposes
Retail and wholesale of adhesives for cosmetic purposes, nail care preparations, make-up removing preparations, shampoos, dry shampoos, shampoos for pets, hair lotions, aftershave lotions, shaving preparations, dentifrices, dental bleaching gels, mouth washes not for medical purposes, hair spray, hair dyes, antiperspirants [toiletries], deodorants for human beings or for animals, pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations, vaccines, sunburn ointments, sanitary preparations for medical purposes
Retail and wholesale of sterilising preparations, solutions for contact lenses, panty liners [sanitary], remedies for foot perspiration, dietetic food and substances adapted for medical or veterinary use, yeast for pharmaceutical purposes, sugar for medical purposes, royal jelly dietary supplements, food for babies, dietary supplements for humans and animals, nutritional supplements, vitamin preparations, tanning pills, slimming pills, tobacco-free cigarettes for medical purposes
Retail and wholesale of plasters, materials for dressings, surgical cloth [tissues], surgical implants [living tissues], material for stopping teeth, teeth filling material, dental wax, mouthwashes for medical purposes, disinfectants, preparations for destroying vermin, fungicides, herbicides, rat poison, repellents for dogs
Retail and wholesale of mobile phone handsets, mobile phone accessories, electronic goods, namely, radios compact disc players
Retail and wholesale of batteries, battery chargers, surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, obstetric apparatus, X-ray apparatus for medical purposes, hot air therapeutic apparatus, electric blankets for medical purposes, testing apparatus for medical purposes, blood testing apparatus, hearing aids for the deaf, hearing protectors
Retail and wholesale of massage apparatus, air pillows for medical purposes, air cushions for medical purposes, physical exercise apparatus for medical purposes, vaporizers for medical purposes, fumigation apparatus for medical purposes, thermal packs for first aid purposes, armchairs for medical or dental purposes, artificial limbs, eyes and teeth, orthopedic articles, suture materials, supportive bandages, surgical implants [artificial materials], babies' bottles, tongue scrapers
Retail and wholesale of X-ray photographs for medical purposes, precious metals, jewellery, precious stones, printed matter, stationery, magnetically and non-magnetically encoded cards, furniture, picture frames, household and kitchen utensils, glassware, porcelain and earthenware, textiles, clothing, footwear, headgear, laces and embroidery, buttons, ribbons, pins and needles, artificial flowers, carpets, rugs, games and electronic toys
Retail and wholesale of chemicals used in industry, science, photography and agriculture, paints, varnishes and lacquers, personal hygiene products, soaps, perfumery, cosmetics, hair and body lotions, essential oils, cleaning and bleaching preparations, lubricants, fuels, candles, pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary preparations, ironmongery and small items of metal hardware, electrical apparatus for the kitchen, electrical apparatus for domestic cleaning purposes
Retail and wholesale of electrical apparatus for personal hygiene purposes and machine tools, cutlery, razors and hand tools and optical apparatus and instruments, spectacles and sun glasses, surgical and medical apparatus and instruments, apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes
Retail and wholesale of vehicles, firearms, fireworks, silverware [cutlery, forks and spoons], figurines made from silver, jewellery made from silver, silver watches, horological and chronometric instruments, musical instruments
Retail and wholesale of magazine, cards, books, pamphlets, posters, printed cards, circulars, catalogues, calendars, price tags, price labels, carrier bags of paper and cardboard, advertisement boards of paper or cardboard, postcards, greeting cards, containers of paper for packaging, paperboard boxes, paper bags and sacks, stickers (stationery), tissues and handkerchiefs made of paper
Retail and wholesale of models and figurines made of paper, paper party bags, paper, cardboard, wrapping paper, paper cards, paper boxes, stationery, picture, typewriters and office requisites, packaging materials, rubber and plastics for manufacture use, packing and insulating materials
Retail and wholesale of leather and imitations of leather and leather garments, leather belts, leather bags, leather covers for electronic devices, handbags, purses, wallets, leather holders, bags, luggage, umbrellas, mirrors, ropes, string, nets, tents, yarns and threads for textile use, coat hangers, place mats, dressmaker's articles, bed and table covers, playthings and sporting articles
Retail and wholesale of foodstuffs and beverages, meat, fish, poultry, preserved, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables, jams and fruits sauces, eggs, milk and milk products, edible oils and fats, prepared nuts, dried nuts, edible seaweed (preserved, dried or cooked), seaweed [condiment], fresh seaweed, potato chips and crisps, egg rolls, crushed oats, snack food, candy, seasonings, milk tea (non-milk predominating), dried fruit products, canned fruits, canned meat and seafood, canned vegetables
Retail and wholesale of olive oil, milk powder, milk tea (milk predominating), soft drinks [beverages], wine, Japanese sake [liquors], fruit wines, sparkling wines, coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, flour, bread and cakes, condiments, fresh fruit and vegetables, beer, mineral water, fruit juices and other non-alcoholic drinks, alcoholic beverages, flowers, flower baskets, bowls and pots for flowers and plants, floral decorations, tobacco, smokers' articles and matches
Direct mail advertising
Buying and selling agency services
Selection of goods and procurement of goods for individuals and businesses
Ordering services (for others)
Retail and wholesale services, online retail services, department store services, supermarket retailing services, all in relation to bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use, leather bleaching preparations, fabric softeners for laundry use, cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations, shining preparations [polish], abrasive cloth, polishing paper, glass cloth, glass paper, floor wax, shoe wax, polish for furniture and flooring
Retail and wholesale services, online retail services, department store services, supermarket retailing services, all in relation to detergents other than for use in manufacturing operations and for medical purposes, dry-cleaning preparations, canned pressurized air for cleaning and dusting purposes, color-removing preparations, varnish-removing preparations, wallpaper cleaning preparations, windscreen cleaning liquids, air fragrancing preparations, joss sticks, soaps, medicated soap
Retail and wholesale services, online retail services, department store services, supermarket retailing services, all in relation to perfumery, extracts of flowers [perfumes], essential oils, massage gels other than for medical purposes, sunscreen preparations, sun-tanning preparations [cosmetics], cosmetics, lipsticks, lipstick cases, cosmetic preparations for skin care, cosmetic preparations for slimming purposes, adhesives for cosmetic purposes, nail care preparations, make-up removing preparations
Retail and wholesale services, online retail services, department store services, supermarket retailing services, all in relation to shampoos, dry shampoos, shampoos for pets, hair lotions, aftershave lotions, shaving preparations, dentifrices, dental bleaching gels, mouth washes not for medical purposes, hair spray, hair dyes, antiperspirants [toiletries], deodorants for human beings or for animals, pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations, vaccines, sunburn ointments
Retail and wholesale services, online retail services, department store services, supermarket retailing services, all in relation to sanitary preparations for medical purposes, sterilising preparations, solutions for contact lenses, panty liners [sanitary], remedies for foot perspiration, dietetic food and substances adapted for medical or veterinary use, yeast for pharmaceutical purposes, sugar for medical purposes royal jelly dietary supplements, food for babies
Retail and wholesale services, online retail services, department store services, supermarket retailing services, all in relation to dietary supplements for humans and animals, nutritional supplements, vitamin preparations, tanning pills, slimming pills, tobacco-free cigarettes for medical purposes, plasters, materials for dressings, surgical cloth [tissues], surgical implants [living tissues], material for stopping teeth, teeth filling material, dental wax, mouthwashes for medical purposes
Retail and wholesale services, online retail services, department store services, supermarket retailing services, all in relation to disinfectants, preparations for destroying vermin, fungicides, herbicides, rat poison, repellents for dogs
Retail and wholesale services, online retail services, department store services, supermarket retailing services, all in relation to scientific, surveying, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving apparatus and instruments, apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity
Retail and wholesale services, online retail services, department store services, supermarket retailing services, all in relation to mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus
Retail and wholesale services, online retail services, department store services, supermarket retailing services, all in relation to laptop holders, computer bags
All of the aforementioned also enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase these goods from a general merchandise Internet web site and in a wholesale outlet, a general merchandise catalogue by mail order or by means of telecommunications and from retail outlets
Secretarial services
Provision of business statistical information
Organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes
Business assistance services relating to compilation and rental of mailing lists
Business investigation
Business administration services for the processing of sales made on the Internet
Business referral services and personnel placement