The trademark DIGITAL DISTRICT NFT was filed by DIGITAL DISTRICT, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 25, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 15, 2022 by DISTRICTE DIGITAL, S.L. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Abellán Pérez, Almudena and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 15, 2022
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 003176991 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 29, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Business management
Business administration
Office functions
Direct mail advertising
Arranging subscriptions to telecommunication services for others
Business management and organization consultancy
Book-keeping
Computerized file management
Traffic optimisation for websites
Organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes
Online advertising on a computer network
Electronic data processing
Sales account management
Providing of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of digital currency assets
Retailing or wholesaling, Online sale or Offline distribution, in relation to the following goods: objects of art, Artists' materials, Colours, Articles of clothing, Footwear, headpieces and clothing parts, jewelry findings, Jewellery items, Luggage and Furs, All of the aforesaid goods being digital, virtual or cryptographic
Auctioneering and Reverse auctions
Auctioneering services
Mediation of contracts for the purchase and sale of goods in an online marketplace using non-fungible tokens
Preparations of commercial transactions, in relation to the following fields: non-fungible tokens, for the benefit of others
Mediation and conclusion of commercial transactions for others of digital content between non-fungible token users
Administrative processing of purchase orders in an online marketplace using non-fungible tokens.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Finance services
Financial analysis
Electronic operations, In the field of finance
Electronic commerce payment services
E-wallet payment services
Electronic funds transfer provided via blockchain technology
Issuance of payment methods authenticated by blockchain-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
Financial transactions for blockchain-based non-fungible assets
Financial brokerage services, in relation to the following fields: nonfungible tokens (NFTs), Via blockchain.