The trademark application JOHANNITER was filed by Balley Brandenburg des Ritterlichen Ordens St. Johannis vom Spital zu Jerusalem, genannt "Der Johanniterorden", a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 23, 2023, and it was registered by office on July 31, 2023 without any oppositions.
The application was filed in German (English was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R0405/2022-1 was Application allowed according to Article 7(1)(h) EUTMR with decision issued on March 19, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Refusal with reference B 018401597 was Rejected according to Article 7(1)(h) EUTMR with decision issued on January 19, 2022 by the EUIPO.
The application claimed as seniority of the Federal Republic of Germany trademark 302020003322.5/41 registered on April 1, 2020 and filed on February 12, 2020 which was accepted by the office.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Printed publications in general
Stationery
Stickers (statonery)
Instructional and teaching material (except apparatus).
The mark was filed in class 25 with Clothing and Headgear..
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Merchandising
Marketing
Organisation of exhibitions and trade fairs for commercial or advertising purposes
Advertising
Placement of specialists, in particular medical specialists (staff placement, expert placement).
The mark was filed in class 36 with Fundraising for others and charitable fundraising and Insurance brokerage..
The mark was filed in class 38 with Home emergency services, namely rental of telecommunications devices for home emergencies and providing of telecommunications connections for home emergencies.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Transport
Passenger road transport
Transport of goods
Delivery
Catering transport services [menu services]
Medical services, namely Transport
Rescue services, including the following services: Air rescue, height rescue, water rescue
Rescue transport
Care responsible and non-care responsible ambulance transport and patient recovery services, including from abroad, including transport by means of aeroplanes, ships or land vehicles
Interhospital travel
Internal hospital transport
Transport of invalids
Transportation of blood and organs
Travel services
Operation and maintenance of bicycle, horse riding and rescue dog squads.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Providing of training and further training, in particular in the field of first aid, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, alternative medicine, care of the elderly and the sick, and health services
Providing of training and further training in medical services, Providing of training and further training, in the following fields: Nursing, Disaster prevention
Education of young people (youth work)
Providing of training in relation to data transmission
Providing of training in relation to telecommunications and other communications skills, in particular for doctors, pharmacists, paramedics, dentists and others working in the medical and nursing sectors
Correspondence courses
Arranging of conferences, online conferences, symposia and colloquiums
Providing of telemedicine training by means of distance learning for doctors via data, video or telephone networks
Sporting and cultural activities
Rental of bounce houses.
The mark was filed in class 43 with following description of goods:
Providing of food and drink and temporary accommodation
Food and drink services, namely: delivering meals
Retirement home services
Rental of assisted living facilities (temporary accommodation)
Providing day nurseries, nursery schools and crèches
Charitable services, namely distribution of meals and beverages to the homeless and others in need
Providing of leisure and conference facilities
Arranging temporary accommodation and Food and drink services, namely: Operating homeless shelters, residential homes and refuges for women and for men
Rental, in relation to the following goods: Field kitchens, Dining-ware, Tents and Portable buildings
Operation of leisure and conference venues.
The mark was filed in class 44 with following description of goods:
Medical services, In particular in-patient, day-patient and out-patient medical care
Emergency medical response services
Hygienic care for human beings, In particular out-patient and in-patient care, including physical rehabilitation
Medical services, including school medical services
Health counselling
Running a welfare centre, namely therapeutic care and support
Dementia care
First-responder support services, namely: Psychological care
Psychosocial care
Hospice services
Animal-assisted therapy.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Personal and social services to meet the needs of individuals, namely domestic care, help with shopping, assistance with managing everyday tasks, social and pastoral care, consultancy in relation to liaising with authorities
Pastoral care, namely: End-of-life care, Bereavement counselling