The trademark FREEVERSE was filed by FREEVERSE, S.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 26, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 25, 2021 by FREE on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by COURSIN CHARLIER AVOCATS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 25, 2021
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Requests for conversion of an EUTM application into a national trade mark application of the trademark registration was recorded on February 2, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software
Computer software for playing games
Computer software platform for providing access to crypto-collectibles and application tokens
Computer software platforms for downloading software, data files and images from the internet
Downloadable computer software in the form of a mobile or desktop application for providing access to crypto-collectibles and application tokens
Computer software for creating and managing e-wallets for storing non-fungible tokens
Computer software for sending, receiving, buying, selling and storing non-fungible tokens
Computer software for accessing, reading, tracking and using distributed registry or blockchain technology
Digital collectibles and Digital clothing
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
Digital collectibles software using blockchain-based software technology and smart contracts
Downloadable computer software for managing digital collection services, transaction marketplaces and registries using blockchain-based software technology and smart contracts for digital collectibles
Computer games software for use on desktop computers, game console devices and mobile phones
Digital collectibles represented by non-fungible cryptographic tokens via a distributed registry or blockchain network.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Auctioneering of non-fungible cryptographic tokens
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Entertainment services
Providing information relating to online digital collectibles for use in digital environments and transaction marketplaces for entertainment purposes by means of a website, smart contract or distributed registry or blockchain technology
Providing an online website enabling users to interact with computer games and other content over a general communication network.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Development of non fungible tokens (NFTs)
Providing online software and mobile applications enabling consumers and businesses to manage, use and transfer non-fungible tokens
Platform / software-as-a-service (PaaS / SaaS) including software platforms for accessing, reading, tracking and using crypto-collectibles and application tokens
Providing non-downloadable online software for use in the management, calculation and use of blockchain technology to download software, data and image files from the internet
Providing online, non-downloadable computer game software
Platform / software as a service (PaaS / SaaS) featuring computer software platforms for designing, testing, implementing and managing blockchain systems
Consultancy services, namely, Software development consultancy in the field of distributed registry or blockchain technology.