The trademark Gladstone was filed by Gladstone, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 16, 2021, and received undefined oppositions.
Opposition Proceedings
There are undefined Oppositions claimed against trademark.
The first opposition filed on August 17, 2021 by StepStone Continental Europe GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HERTIN UND PARTNER RECHTS- UND PATENTANWÄLTE PARTG MBB and its proceedings were handled in English The second opposition filed on August 12, 2021 by StepStone Continental Europe GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HERTIN UND PARTNER RECHTS- UND PATENTANWÄLTE PARTG MBB and its proceedings were handled in French
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003153013 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 31, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Employment agency services
Personnel recruitment
Headhunting services
Consultancy of personnel recruitment
Provision of information relating to recruitment
Consultancy of personnel recruitment
Personnel placement and recruitment
Management advice relating to the recruitment of staff
Personality testing for recruitment purposes
Personnel recruitment advertising
Employment agencies
Compilation of information into databases, in relation to the following fields: Recruitment, Professional career and Personnel placement
Compilation of statistics, in relation to the following fields: Personnel, Human resources, hiring, Recruitment, placement, jobs, Vacancies, Career management, Career advice (other than education and training advice), career development and training
Business auditing, namely: Business analysis, In the context of recruitment assignments
Preparation of résumés for others.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Providing of training in the field of recruitment
Training relating to employment opportunities
Career counselling and coaching
Vocational guidance [education or training advice]
Vocational guidance [education or training advice]
Career information and advisory services (educational and training advice)
Editing and publication of texts, illustrations, books, journals, newspapers, periodicals, magazines, electronic and digital publications in the field of recruitment
Arranging of conferences, forums, congresses and colloquiums
Design, production, preparation, presentation of information programmes, audio-visual and multimedia programmes, radio programmes, television programmes, For interactive use or not in the field of recruitment
Organization of exhibitions for cultural and educational purposes in the field of recruitment.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Legal services
Pre-employment background investigation services
Legal services in relation to the negotiation of contracts for others.