The trademark GO SHARING was filed by Go Sharing B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 29, 2021, and received one opposition filed on June 29, 2021 by TomTom International B.V. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Dentons Ireland and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 29, 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 address of the trademark registration was recorded on May 31, 2021.
The Opposition with reference B 003149824 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 19, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising, publicity and promotional services
Business management
Business administration
Office functions
Business management consultancy
Business organisation, business communication, business strategy, business economic and business administration consultancy
Marketing
Market canvassing, market research and market analysis
Commercial intermediation services in the purchase and sale, import and export, and wholesaling and retailing of scientific, research, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, audiovisual, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, detecting, testing, inspecting, life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments and parts for the aforesaid goods
Commercial intermediation services in the purchase and sale, import and export, and wholesaling and retailing of apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling the distribution or use of electricity, and parts for the aforesaid goods
Business intermediary services in the purchase and sale, import and export, And wholesaling and retailing of the following goods: Electronic publications, including books, Magazines, Magazines, Periodicals, Newspaper advertising, Leaflets, brochures, Publications, instructional and teaching materials, Media content, Including downloadable multimedia files, podcasts and Parts for the aforesaid goods
Merchandising
Provision of commercial information
Presentation of products to the public
Organisation of events for commercial and advertising purposes
Consultancy and information regarding the aforesaid services
The aforesaid services also provided via electronic networks, such as the Internet
All the aforementioned services not in relation to courier services, packaging, storage and transport of goods with the exception of scooters and other vehicles.