The trademark MLB SERVICES was filed by MLB s.r.o., a corporation established under the laws of the Czech Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 24, 2021, and received one opposition filed on August 23, 2021 by Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Nordemann Czychowski & Partner Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälte mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 23, 2021
The application was filed in Czech, and Czech 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:
Data-based stock control
Data-based stock control
Systemization of information into computer databases
Marketing
Commercial intermediation services
Sales promotion for others
Commercial information and advice for consumers [consumer advice shop]
Provision of information on products for customers
Providing customers with information and advice relating to the selection and purchase of goods
All of the foregoing not relating to sports or a sports team, sports league, sports mascot or sports stadium.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Installation and assembly of automobile accessories and parts
Cleaning, repair and maintenance of automobile accessories and parts
Dismantling services
Dismantling of industrial machinery and equipment
All of the foregoing not relating to sports or a sports team, sports league, sports mascot or sports stadium.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Inspection of goods for transportation
Wrapping of goods
Delivery of goods
Storage of goods
Transport brokerage
All of the foregoing not relating to sports or a sports team, sports league, sports mascot or sports stadium.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Testing services
Quality control
Certification [quality control]
Quality control of partly manufactured goods
Product quality testing
Quality control testing services for industrial machinery
Inspection of apparatus
Calibration
Quality control
Quality control of manufactured goods
Quality control for others
All of the foregoing not relating to sports or a sports team, sports league, sports mascot or sports stadium.