The trademark nowaclean was filed by Forwards GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 2, 2022, and received one opposition filed on May 31, 2022 by Sky UK Limited on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by MISHCON DE REYA IP B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 31, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software
Computer operating systems
None of the aforesaid in relation to entertainment, on-demand television services, telecommunications, broadcasting, broadband and fixed line and mobile telephony services.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Cleaning services
Cleaning of floor surfaces
Cleaning of furnishings
Waste removal [cleaning]
Janitorial cleaning services
Domestic cleaning
Polishing (cleaning)
Cleaning of property.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Provision of access to data via the Internet
Data transmission
Remote data access services
Data transmission and data broadcasting
Provision of access to web pages
Telecommunication of information (including web pages)
None of the aforesaid in relation to entertainment, on-demand television services, telecommunications, broadcasting, broadband and fixed line and mobile telephony services.