The trademark PLANNET ZERO was filed by Redshaw Advisors 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 March 9, 2022, and received one opposition filed on June 1, 2022 by Planet Zero Green Enterprises GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by TAYLOR WESSING and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 1, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Cancellation Proceedings
A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2023.The first Cancellation was filed by Hanno Schoklitsch (represented by TAYLOR WESSING) on November 26, 2024 and Decision taken.
Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on July 25, 2023. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 19, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003172156 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 3, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Cancellation with reference B 000061306 was Cancellation rejected according to Article 60(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on November 26, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business consultancy and advisory services
Business advice and consultancy services
Business strategy services
Business planning services
Consultancy and advisory services in the field of business strategy
Business management
Business administration
Provision of business information
Business appraisals
Marketing services
Corporate communication services
All the aforementioned relating to the management, assessment and offsetting of carbon emissions, allowances and carbon reduction.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial services
Commodity trading services
Arranging financial transactions
Arranging and concluding trading and commercial transactions
Trading and brokerage of futures contracts
Exchange market services relation to commodity futures contracts
Fund management
Brokerage of carbon credits
Brokerage of carbon offsets
All the aforementioned relating to the management, assessment and offsetting of carbon emissions, allowances and carbon reduction.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education services
Training services
Coaching services
Organisation of educational conferences
Organisation of seminars
Organisation of business training
Publication services
Electronic publication services
Publication of manuals.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Providing scientific information, advice and consultancy relating to carbon offsetting
Provision of information, advice and consultancy in relation to carbon offsetting
Technical research in the field of carbon offsetting
Environmental surveys
Environmental assessment services
Research services in the filed of carbon emissions and carbon offsetting
Technical project studies in the filed of carbon offsetting
Certification services in the field of carbon offsetting
All the aforementioned relating to the management, assessment and offsetting of carbon emissions, allowances and carbon reduction.