The trademark FOM REAL ESTATE THE VALUE DEVELOPER was filed by FOM Invest GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 2, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 18, 2021 by FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by VON ROHR PATENTANWÄLTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 18, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German 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:
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Business assistance, management and administrative services
Management of commercial or industrial companies
Business administration
Secretarial and clerical services
Financial statement preparation and analysis for businesses
Compilation of statistics
Development of usage concepts for real estate with regard to professional business matters (facility management)
Arranging of trading and economical contacts, also over the Internet
Mediation of trade business for third parties
Arranging contracts, for others, in particular for the buying and selling of goods and the providing of services
Organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes
Organization of trade fairs for commercial or advertising purposes.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Insurance services
Real estate services
Financial and monetary services, and banking
Real estate brokerage
Development of usage concepts for real estate with regard to financial matters (facility management)
Real estate management
Brokerage, rental and leasing of real estate (facility management)
Mutual funds
Financial analysis of real estate, including financial evaluation of real estate
Real estate management through property managers
Real estate and financial agents or brokers
Safe deposit services
Fundraising and financial sponsorship
Consultancy and information in relation to the aforesaid services, included in this class.