The trademark MEEPLE was filed by Sylvester Events BV, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 16, 2021, and received one opposition filed on May 16, 2021 by Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BREUER LEHMANN RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 16, 2021
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 19, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunication services
Providing access to multimedia content online
Providing access to platforms on the Internet
Provision of access to content, websites and portals
Providing online forums
All the aforesaid only intended for the organisation of digital business conferences and exhibitions.
The mark was filed in class 41 with Organisation of digital educational events and Organisation of digital business conferences and exhibitions..
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Platform as service services
Hosting of interactive applications, multimedia applications and communication platforms
All the aforesaid only intended for the organisation of digital business conferences and exhibitions.