The trademark tango was filed by Time For Friends Sp. z o.o., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 4, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 4, 2021 by Proximus Luxembourg S.A. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by KIRKPATRICK, SA/NV and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 4, 2021
The application was filed in Polish, and Polish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software for providing information relating to entertainment, sports, artistic, musical, educational, recreational or cultural events, planning participation in events, viewing, storing, organising and reproducing audio and video content
Software for processing ticket sales for entertainment, sports, artistic, musical, educational, recreational or cultural events, receiving, displaying, processing and loading of data in the field of health and fitness relating to distance, pace, time and steps, and communication among users
From the aforementioned goods are expressly excluded all goods relating to: the sale of smartphones and tablets, communication services, telecommunication services, broadcasting, fixed and mobile telephony, internet service provider services, and television services.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Provision of advertising space for third parties
Business assistance in the form of administrative management of a website on a global computer network, where others may offer and purchase tickets for entertainment, sports, artistic, musical, educational, recreational or cultural events and place, determine the status of and complete orders and make transactions in this field
Marketing relating to entertainment, sports, artistic, musical, educational, recreational or cultural events
From the aforementioned services are expressly excluded all services relating to: the sale of smartphones and tablets, communication services, telecommunication services, broadcasting, fixed and mobile telephony, internet service provider services, and television services.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Ticket reservation and booking services for entertainment events
Ticket reservation and booking services for sporting events
Ticket reservation and booking services for cultural events
Ticket reservation and booking services for music concerts
Ticket reservation and booking services for recreational and leisure events
Information relating to entertainment, sports, musical, recreational or cultural events
Sale or reservation of tickets for entertainment, sports, artistic, musical, educational, recreational or cultural events
From the aforementioned services are expressly excluded all services relating to: the sale of smartphones and tablets, communication services, telecommunication services, broadcasting, fixed and mobile telephony, internet service provider services, and television services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Software as a service [SaaS] for providing information relating to entertainment, sports, artistic, musical, educational, recreational or cultural events, planning participation in events, viewing, storing, organising and reproducing audio and video content
Software as a service [SaaS] for for processing ticket sales for entertainment, sports, artistic, musical, educational, recreational or cultural events, receiving, displaying, processing and loading of data in the field of health and fitness relating to distance, pace, time and steps, and communication among users
Computer services, namely providing a search engine for entertainment, sports, artistic, musical, educational, recreational or cultural events and tickets for these events on the website
From the aforementioned services are expressly excluded all services relating to: the sale of smartphones and tablets, communication services, telecommunication services, broadcasting, fixed and mobile telephony, internet service provider services, and television services.