The trademark V N SHAPE was filed by Vitor Manuel dos Santos Ferreira, a national of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant") and V N Shape, Lda., a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on April 12, 2021, and received undefined oppositions.
Opposition Proceedings
There are undefined Oppositions claimed against trademark.
The first opposition filed on July 12, 2021 by Meredith Corporation on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Sipara Sweden AB and its proceedings were handled in English The second opposition filed on June 14, 2021 by Speidel GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by WEICKMANN & WEICKMANN PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTMBB and its proceedings were handled in English
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on April 8, 2021.
The Opposition with reference B 003148676 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on July 14, 2022 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003150477 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 29, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Digital video, audio and multimedia entertainment publishing services
On-line publishing services
Electronic publishing services
Publishing services carried out by computerised means
Providing on-line publications
Providing online newsletters in the fields of sports entertainment
Publication of material which can be accessed from databases or from the internet.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design, creation, hosting and maintenance of websites for others
Updating and upgrading of computer software
Design of home pages
Design of web pages
Website design
Design and construction of homepages and websites
Design, development and programming of computer software
Design, development and implementation of software
Designing and implementing web sites for others
Creating and maintaining customized web pages
Development of computer programs
Development of programmes for data processing
Developing of driver and operating system software
Development of interactive multimedia software
Development of virtual reality software
Maintenance of software used in the field of e-commerce
Maintenance of websites
Maintenance of websites and hosting on-line web facilities for others
Programming of computer animations
Programming of telecommunications software
Hosting of mobile applications
Hosting of multimedia applications
Hosting of interactive applications
Hosting of digital content on the Internet
Creating and maintaining websites for cellular phones
IT project management
Computer project management in the field of EDP
Planning, design, development and maintenance of online websites for third parties