The trademark HOMERUN was filed by World's Sports Group AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 7, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 7, 2021 by Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Nordemann Czychowski & Partner Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälte mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 7, 2021
The application was filed in Swedish, and Swedish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on February 5, 2023. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 2, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of sports events
Promotion of special events
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Search engine marketing services
Distribution of advertising, marketing and promotional material
Arranging and conducting of marketing events
Marketing services provided by means of digital networks
Advertising, marketing and promotional consultancy, advisory and assistance services
Promoting the sale of the services [on behalf of others] by arranging advertisements
Promoting the goods and services of others through advertisements on Internet websites
Promoting the goods and services of others via computer and communication networks
Promoting the goods and services of others by arranging for sponsors to affiliate their goods and services with sporting activities
Promoting the goods and services of others by arranging for sponsors to affiliate their goods and services with sports competitions
Retail services in relation to sporting articles
Retail services in relation to sporting articles
Retail services in relation to sporting equipment
Business management of sporting facilities [for others]
Promotional management for sports personalities
Advertising, including promotion of products and services of third parties through sponsoring arrangements and licence agreements relating to international sports' events
Management of professional athletes
Promotion of musical concerts
All of the foregoing solely in relation to the arrangement and conducting of running events.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Sporting and cultural activities
Information relating to sports education
Sporting activities
Organisation of sporting events
Organisation of sports tuition
Organising of sporting activities and of sporting competitions
Booking of seats for shows and sports events
Organisation of events for cultural, entertainment and sporting purposes
Rental of equipment for use at athletic events
Provision of information relating to physical education via an online web site
Sports and fitness services
Sporting results services
Sports instruction services
Organisation of sporting events
Tuition in sports
Entertainment services relating to sport
Sport camp services
Organisation of sporting events
Handicapping for sporting events
Timing of sports events
Ticket information services for sporting events
Sports officiating
Booking of sports facilities
Rental of sports grounds
Education, entertainment and sports
Instruction services relating to sports
Ticket procurement services for sporting events
Provision of information relating to sporting events
Rental of sports equipment and facilities
Education, entertainment and sport services
Ticket reservation and booking services for education, entertainment and sports activities and events
Health club services [health and fitness training]
Health club services [health and fitness training]
Tuition in sports
Instruction in sporting activities
Arranging and conducting of concerts
Arranging and conducting of concerts
Music festival services
Live music performances
Arranging of musical events
Entertainment services performed by a musical group
Ticket reservation and booking services for music concerts
Ticket reservation and booking services for sporting events
All of the foregoing solely in relation to the arrangement and conducting of running events.