The trademark CBFM was filed by MiKK e.V. International Mediation Centre for Family Conflict and Child Abduction, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 30, 2021, and received one opposition filed on August 30, 2021 by "EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR MISSING AND SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN" - En français "FEDERATION EUROPEENNE POUR ENFANTS DISPARUS ET SEXUELLEMENT EXPLOITES" on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Mark was filed without authorisation of proprietor. the opponent was represented by Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 30, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Vocational training
Continuous training
Advisory services relating to training
Organisation of training seminars
Conducting courses, seminars and workshops
Postgraduate training courses
Publication of educational and training guides
Setting of training standards
Training and further training consultancy
Training in communication techniques
Vocational skills training
Vocational skills training (Provision of -)
Consultancy relating to vocational skills training
Teaching services for communication skills
Vocational training services
Vocational training courses (Provision of -).
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods: