The trademark X was filed by LMAX Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 22, 2021, and received one opposition filed on November 22, 2021 by Exasol AG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MKM + PARTNER Märtin Krecichwost Dechent Rechtsanwälte PartmbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 22, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software
Computer software relating to the handling of financial transactions
Computer communication software to allow customers to access financial account information and transact financial business
Computer software for producing financial models
Downloadable software, application software and computer operating software relating to/ for currency and crypto-currency
Computer software for use in safeguarding access to digital content, including cryptocurrency
Downloadable electronic information and publications in relation to currency and crypto-currency
Software for evaluating crypto-assets
Downloadable mobile application which enables users to exchange crypto-currency for currency and vice versa.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial affairs
Monetary affairs
Financial management
Stocks and bonds brokerage
Money exchange and money transmission services
Market making services
Securities and brokerage services
Multi-asset financial exchange services and related broking
Financial information, advice and consultancy in relation to crypto-currency
Crypto-currency trading
Exchange pricing and valuation services in relation to currency including digital and crypto-currency
Providing exchange rates for currencies including digital and crypto currencies
Valuation of financial transactions involving currencies including digital and crypto currencies
Providing index and valuation services in relation to currency including digital and crypto-currency
Conversion and transferring of assets into digital and crypto-currency
Trading in currencies, including digital and crypto currencies
Financial services of providing an online digital asset exchange for trading crypto-currency for currency and currency for crypto-currency
Financial administration of a crypto exchange for trading crypto currency for currency and currency for crypto-currency
Banking services relating to electronic and crypto currencies and other digital assets
Determining and providing financial index valuation of foreign, domestic, electronic and crypto currencies
Providing currency exchange rates for foreign, domestic, electronic and crypto currencies
Providing currency benchmark values
Valuation of financial transactions involving foreign, domestic, electronic and crypto currencies
Providing real-time and historic financial information related to foreign, domestic, electronic and crypto currencies
Determining a value of domestic and foreign currencies relative to electronic and crypto currencies and vice versa.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for analysing financial data and generating reports
Hosting of transaction platforms on the internet
Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software relating to/ for currency and crypto-currency
Hosting an interactive website that gives users the ability to view and access financial news, data and information related to foreign, domestic, electronic and crypto currencies and other digital assets
Design and development of information technology systems, applications and processes in relation to crypto-currency
Computer programming, research, and design of interactive computer software and computer hardware for providing financial services, namely, providing currency exchange pricing and fiscal currency valuation services, determining and providing financial index valuation of foreign, domestic, electronic and crypto currencies, providing currency exchange rates for foreign, domestic, electronic and crypto currencies.