The trademark COMET was filed by ANALYTICOM d.o.o., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Croatia (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 1, 2021, and received one opposition filed on September 29, 2021 by Gartwell Limited on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by A2 ESTUDIO LEGAL and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 29, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R0462/2023-4 was Trade mark application refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 5, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003155701 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on January 10, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software
Application software
Web application and server software
Software and applications for mobile devices
Collaboration management software platforms
Computer programs for project management
Computer software for advertising
Computer software for business purposes
Customer relation management [CRM] software
Payment software
Scheduling software
Software for the processing of business transactions
Software for facilitating secure credit card transactions
Software for operating an online shop
Cloud computing software
Software for competition management
Software for player registration
Software for football matches
Software for sports
Software for sports associations, federations and confederations
Software for sports clubs
Software for sports officials
Software for football
Software for football management
Software for football organizations.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Arranging and conducting of sports competitions
Organisation of football competitions
Arranging of competitions via the Internet
Arranging and conducting of conferences, congresses and symposiums
Management of events for sporting clubs
Organising of sporting events, competitions and sporting tournaments
Organising community sporting events
Organisation of sports events in the field of football
Organization, arranging and conducting of soccer games
Providing information about sporting activities
Provision of information relating to sports
Provision of information relating to sporting events
Training of sports players
Sports officiating
Officiating at sports contests.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
IT services
Hosting services, software as a service, and rental of software
Development and testing of computing methods, algorithms and software
Technical support services relating to computer software and applications
Technical consultancy relating to the application and use of computer software
Information technology support services
User authentication services using single sign-on technology for online software applications
Consulting services in the field of software as a service [SaaS]
Private cloud hosting provider service
Software as a service [SaaS]
Computer programming and maintenance of computer programs
Design, maintenance, development and updating of computer software
Support and maintenance services for computer software
Research, development, design and upgrading of computer software
Provision of on-line support services for computer program users.