The trademark VERAISON was filed by VERAISON GROUP S.P.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 21, 2022, and received one opposition filed on June 21, 2022 by Verizon Trademark Services LLC on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by D YOUNG & CO LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 21, 2022
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1695752 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on September 5, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business management
Assistance, advisory services and consultancy with regard to business planning
Business intermediary services
Business management services relating to the acquisition of businesses
Advertising
Business management
Business administration
Import and export services
Business management consultancy
Consultancy services regarding business strategies
Business assistance, management and administrative services
All of the aforementioned services to be limited to the fields of foodstuffs, wine and alcoholic beverages
Sale of foodstuffs, wine and alcoholic beverages for others
Online sale of foodstuffs, wine and alcoholic beverages for others.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Equity investment in companies
Investment business services
Real estate and share acquisition
Fund investment services
Financial, monetary and banking services
Insurance underwriting
Real estate affairs
Financial intermediary services
Acquisition of businesses and corporate capital shares
Stock trading
Real estate equity sharing
Financial management of holding companies
Real estate acquisition services, Acquisition of financial shares
Trust investment services
Brokerage house services
All of the aforementioned services to be limited to the fields of foodstuffs, wine and alcoholic beverages.