The trademark PEKTOGRAM was filed by Pektogram GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 13, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 13, 2022 by Instagram, LLC on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by GRÜNECKER and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 13, 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 35 with following description of goods:
Business assistance, management and administrative services
Business consultancy and advisory services
None of the foregoing for or in connection with photo/video-editing and -sharing services, advertising services, or online networking services.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education, entertainment and sports
Education and instruction services
Organisation of conferences, exhibitions and competitions
Educational services provided to industry
None of the foregoing for or in connection with photo/video-editing and -sharing services, advertising services, or online networking services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
IT services
Science and technology services
Testing, authentication and quality control
Provision of scientific information, advice and consultancy in relation to carbon offsetting
Software as a service [SaaS]
None of the foregoing for or in connection with photo/video-editing and -sharing services, advertising services, or online networking services.