The trademark NBS VALLEY was filed by NEORURALEHUB S.r.l., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 31, 2021, and received one opposition filed on August 31, 2021 by Valmont Industries, Inc. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ELZABURU, S.L.P. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 31, 2021
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with following description of goods:
Agricultural, earthmoving, construction, oil and gas extraction and mining equipment
Moving and handling equipment
Current generators
Sweeping, cleaning, washing and laundering machines
Emergency and rescue machines and machine tools
Machines and machine tools for treatment of materials and for manufacturing
Dispensing machines
Pumps, compressors and blowers
Industrial robots
Jaws of life [powered rescue shears]
Agricultural, gardening and forestry machines and apparatus
Ploughs
Clearing saws [machines]
Weeding machines
Forestry machines
Reapers
Rice huskers
Power tillers
Threshing machines
None of the foregoing goods for use in connection with irrigation systems, irrigation equipment or parts of them.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business process re-engineering
Business process re-engineering
Business process management
Business process re-engineering
Business process re-engineering
Business efficiency expert services
Business process management and consulting
Business assistance, management and administrative services
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Business consultancy and advisory services
Human resources management and recruitment services
Administrative support and data processing services
Business assistance
Management assistance in business affairs
Management assistance for industrial organisations
Management assistance
Corporate management assistance
Management and operation assistance to commercial businesses
Business management supervision
Provision of business assistance
Commercial management
Business management for shops
Mediation of advertising
Business organisation
Business planning services
Business services relating to the establishment of businesses
Business relocation consulting
Outsourcing services in the field of business operations
Office functions services
Commercial intermediation services
Auctioneering services
Purchasing agency services
Sales administration
Management on behalf of industrial and commercial enterprises in terms of supplying them with office requisites
Providing consumer product information
Information about sales methods
Auctioneering services relating to agriculture
Wholesale services in relation to agricultural equipment
Retail services in relation to agricultural equipment
Retail services in relation to chemicals for use in agriculture
Wholesale services in relation to chemicals for use in agricultura
None of the foregoing services for use in connection with irrigation systems, irrigation equipment or parts of them.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Brokerage of carbon offsets
Provision of charitable fundraising services in relation to carbon offsetting
Provision of charitable fundraising services in relation to carbon offsetting
Funds transfer services
Advancement of funds
Securing of funds
Provision of funds
Electronic funds transfer
Fund investment services
Mutual funds
Fund management
Financial trust planning
International fund investment
Collection of community charge monies
Hedge fund services
Estate trust management
Financial trust management
Financial trust management
Pension fund administration services
Monitoring of investment funds
Consolidation of monies (Services for the -)
Provident fund investment
Fundraising
Administration of fund investment
Administration of investment funds
Investment fund management
Administration of funds and investments
Corporate funds management
Provision of finance for hire-purchase
Hedge fund management
Trusteeship of fund assets
Automated funds transfer services
Investment of funds for others
Establishing mutual funds for others
Trust advice
Mutual fund distribution
Mutual fund management
Administration of mutual funds
Administration of mutual funds
Electronic funds transfer
Raising of funds for financial purposes
Hedge fund investment services
Electronic funds transfer by telecommunications
Management of private equity funds
Fundraising and financial sponsorship
Mutual funds
Mutual funds
Financial services relating to the securing of funds
Insurance services relating to pension funds
Private equity fund investment services
Credit fund transfer services
Venture capital fund management
Provision of funds for hire purchase and for leasing
Fund investment consultation
Management of capital investment funds
Mutual funds
Trust investment services
Unit trust trusteeship
Banking services in relation to the electronic transfer of funds
Unit trust management
Automated payment of accounts
Factoring services for invoices
Bill consolidation services
Acceptance of bill payments
On-line bill payment services
Banking services provided for paying bills by telephone
Hire-purchase financing
Rental of real estate
Rental of real estate
Hire-purchase financing
Rental of houses
Rental of apartments
Rental of buildings
Rental of real estate
Rental of offices [real estate]
Rental of office space
Financial management of cash accounts
Pension planning
Pension services
Underwriting of pensions
Monitoring of pension funds
Trusteeship of pensions
Financial management of pensions
Pension funds
Provision of pension schemes
Provision of pension information
Pension planning services
Financial management of employee pension plans
Fiscal valuation
Fiscal valuation
Fiscal valuation
Fiscal assessment and evaluation
Financial consultancy
Insurance consultancy
Financial advisory services for companies
Apartment house management
Banking
Banking
Banking insurance
Computerised banking services
Electronic banking services
International banking
Private banking
Automated banking services
Personal banking services
Telebanking
Automated telling machine services
Telephone banking services
Financial banking
Personal financial banking services
Bankers clearing house services
Bank account information services
Issuing of bank cheques
Online business banking services
Banking and financing services
Debt management services
Factoring of debts
Debt restructuring
Debt counseling services
Electronic debt collection
Reclamation of outstanding debts
Insurance underwriting
Finance services
Monetary affairs
Real estate affairs
Financial services, namely, debt settlement
Electronic debit transactions
Provision of advice on impaired debt
Provision of information relating to debt factoring
Debt recovery and factoring services
Debit card services
Brokerage services relating to debt instruments
Debit card payment services
Lending services to merchants secured by accounts receivable
Processing debit card transactions for others
Financial services related to the issuance of bank cards and debit cards
Bill payment services
Factoring
Invoice discounting services
Provision of prepaid cards and tokens
Insurance services
Safe deposit services
Valuation services
Real estate services
Financial information, data, advice and consultancy services
Loan and credit, and lease-finance services
Financing and funding services
Securities and commodities trading services
Investment services
Financial transfers and transactions, and payment services
Deposit savings
Financial transactions via blockchain.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Air and water conditioning and purification
Duplication of audio and video recordings
Slaughtering
Rental of equipment for the treatment and transformation of materials, for energy production and for custom manufacturing
Energy production
Printing, and photographic and cinematographic development
Food and beverage treatment
Water pollution control
Water purification
Water treating
Electricity generating
Production of hydroelectric power
Generation of gas and electricity
Consultancy services relating to the generation of electrical power
Production of electrical power from renewable sources
Treatment of waste water from industrial processes
Disposal of waste water from industrial processes
Processing of foodstuffs for use in manufacture
Air regeneration
Regeneration of water
None of the foregoing services for use in connection with irrigation systems and irrigation equipment.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Educational services relating to the conservation of nature
Providing of training in the fields of agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Publishing, reporting, and writing of texts
Ticket reservation and booking services for education, entertainment and sports activities and events
Education, entertainment and sport services
Translation and interpretation
Education, entertainment and sports
Education services relating to conservation
Education and training relating to nature conservation and the environment
Organisation of conferences, exhibitions and competitions
Amusement and theme parks, fairs, zoos and museums
Audio, video and multimedia production, and photography
Rental services relating to equipment and facilities for education, entertainment, sports and culture
Education and instruction services
Live performance services
Training
Recreation and training services
Conducting instructional courses
Editorial consultation
Education services relating to food technology
Training of personnel in food technology
Publication of books relating to information technology
Education services relating to the training of personnel in food technology.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Technical project studies in the field of carbon offsetting
Research in the reduction of carbon emissions
Provision of scientific information, advice and consultancy in relation to carbon offsetting
Conducting research and technical project studies relating to the use of natural energy
Provision of information concerning research and technical project studies relating to the use of natural energy
Cartography services
Cartography and mapping
Genetic mapping for scientific purposes
Testing on agriculture
Biotechnological research relating to agriculture
Research relating to cultivation in agriculture
Information services relating to the safety of fertilisers used in agriculture
Information services relating to the safety of fertilisers used in agriculture
Information services relating to the safety of chemicals used in agriculture
Testing, authentication and quality control
Design services
IT services
Scientific technological services
Rental of science and technology equipment
Engineering services
Architectural and urban planning services
Medical and pharmacological research services
Natural science services
Surveying and exploration services
Earth science services
Biochemical analysis
Biological analysis
Chemical analysis of land
Analysis of materials
Chemistry consultation
Chemical analytical examinations
Working on and evaluation of chemical syntheses
Research relating to animal husbandry
Research relating to the production of seeds
Biological research
Chemical services relating to ores
Chemistry services
Biochemistry services
Preparation of reports relating to chemical research
Genetic testing of laboratory animals for research purposes
Research in the field of environmental protection
Collection of information relating to the environment
Advisory services relating to the safety of the environment
Monitoring of events which influence the environment within buildings
Providing technological information about environmentally-conscious and green innovations
Consultancy services relating to research in the field of environmental protection
Development of industrial processes
Industrial process research
Services for monitoring industrial processes
Research relating to the computerised automation of industrial processes
Research relating to the computerised automation of technical processes
Process monitoring for quality assurance
Research relating to the computerised automation of administrative processes
Consultancy in the field of energy-saving
Providing technical advice relating to energy-saving measures
Technical advice in connection with energy-saving measures
Professional consultancy relating to technology
Technological research
Professional consultancy relating to technology
Providing science technology information
Expert reporting services relating to technology
Information technology [IT] consultancy
Expert opinion relating to technology
Professional advisory services relating to food technology
Engineering services in the field of environmental technology
Engineering services relating to information technology
Engineering services in the field of energy technology
Engineering services in the field of building technology
Blockchain as a Service [BaaS]
Certification of data via blockchain
None of the foregoing services for use in connection with irrigation systems and irrigation equipment.
The mark was filed in class 44 with following description of goods:
Farming (crops)
Fumigation in agriculture
Agriculture services
Farming services
Insecticide spraying in agriculture
Pest control in agriculture
Agricultural advice
Agriculture, horticulture and forestry services
Vermin exterminating for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry
Information services relating to farming
Professional consultancy relating to agriculture
Farming equipment rental not for use in connection with irrigation systems and irrigation equipment
Agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry services
Agricultural information services
Agricultural advice
Pest control in agriculture
Weed killing for agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Destruction of parasites for agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Spreading of agricultural chemicals
Agriculture, horticulture and forestry services
Aerial spreading of agricultural chemicals
Consultancy relating to agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Vermin exterminating for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry
Control of infestations of fleas in agriculture
Information services relating to the use of fertilisers used in agriculture
Consultancy and advisory services relating to agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Information services relating to the use of manures used in agriculture
Information services relating to the use of chemicals used in agriculture
Providing information relating to vermin exterminating for agriculture, horticulture or forestry
Pest control services for agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Rental of equipment for agriculture not for use in connection with irrigation systems and irrigation equipment, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry
Winching services for agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Vermin exterminating for agriculture, horticulture or forestry, and providing information relating thereto
Advisory and consultancy services relating to the use of manure in agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Advisory and consultancy services relating to the use of fertilizers in agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Aerial and surface spreading of fertilizers and other agricultural chemicals
Advisory and consultancy services relating to the use of non-chemical treatments for sustainable agriculture and horticulture