The trademark ven was filed by S+M GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 17, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 12, 2022 by Hub Culture Ltd on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by KELTIE LIMITED and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 12, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003184857 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 14, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 7 with Vending machines and Dispensers for issuing stored value cards, tokens of value and gift vouchers, lottery tickets, printed matter, tokens of value, electronic payment cards, debit cards (except vending machines)..
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Mechanisms for coin, card, token and voucher-operated machines
Electric components for coin-operated, card-operated, token-operated and voucher-operated machines
Software for coin, card, token and voucher-operated machines
Monitoring apparatus, including surveillance cameras
Apparatus and software for money-, card-, token- and voucher-operated machines
Hardware and software for data collection, transmission, storage, processing and visualisation, and parts therefor
Hardware and software for cashless and electronic payment transactions
Measuring and checking apparatus, and installations comprising thereof
Computers
Software.
The mark was filed in class 11 with Refrigerated and heated dispensers for beverages and food (except vending machines).
The mark was filed in class 35 with Retail services in relation to: automatic vending machines, Refrigerated and heated dispensers for beverages and food, other than vending machines, dispensers for stored value cards, vouchers of value and gift certificates, lottery tickets, printed matter, tokens of value, electronic payment cards, debit cards, other than vending machines, mechanisms for coin-operated, card-operated, token-operated and voucher-operated apparatus, Retailing for software for coin-operated, card-operated, token-operated and voucher-operated apparatus, monitoring apparatus, including surveillance cameras and apparatus and software for data collection, transmission, storage, processing and visualisation, and parts therefor and hardware and software for cashless and electronic payment processing and Hiring services, Rental, in relation to the following goods: automatic vending machines, Dispensers for stored value cards, tokens of value and gift vouchers, lottery tickets, printed matter, tokens of value, electronic payment cards, debit cards (other than vending machines), mechanisms for coin-operated, card-operated, token-operated and voucher-operated machines, electric components for coin-operated, card-operated, token-operated and voucher-operated machines, Software for coin-operated, card-operated, token-operated and voucher-operated apparatus, hardware and software for data collection, transmission, storage, processing and visualisation, and parts therefor and hardware and software for cashless and electronic payment processing..
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Payment transaction services
Bank card, credit card, debit card and electronic payment card services
Electronic funds transfer
Contactless payment services
Clearing services for payment transactions
Payment administration services.
The mark was filed in class 37 with installation, Assembly, Maintenance, fix, in relation to the following goods: automatic vending machines, Refrigerated and heated dispensers for beverages and food, other than vending machines, dispensers for stored value cards, vouchers of value and gift certificates, lottery tickets, printed matter, tokens of value, electronic payment cards, debit cards, other than vending machines, mechanisms for coin-operated, card-operated, token-operated and voucher-operated apparatus: Providing of information for installing, assembling, maintaining and repairing automatic vending machines.
The mark was filed in class 38 with Data transfer, upon request and automatically, by means of telecommunications, including via cables, wireless, the internet and mobile telephones and Hotline or call centre telephone services..
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Filling and emptying of automatic vending machines, Filling and emptying of refrigerated and heated dispensers for beverages and food (other than vending machines), dispensers for stored value cards, vouchers of value and gift certificates, lottery tickets, printed matter, tokens of value, electronic payment cards, debit cards (other than vending machines)
Collection of money from vending machines
Monitoring of shipments for machines (transport information).
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Leasing of software for coin-operated, card-operated, token-operated and voucher-operated apparatus, hardware and software for data collection, transmission, storage, processing and visualisation, and parts therefor and hardware and software for cashless and electronic payment processing
Rental of software for coin-operated, card-operated, token-operated and voucher-operated apparatus, hardware and software for data collection, transmission, storage, processing and visualisation, and parts therefor and hardware and software for cashless and electronic payment processing
Hosting of data and communications platforms on the internet
Providing of electronic memory space on the internet and on servers
Design and development services, Installation services, maintenance, Updating and technical support services, in relation to the followig goods: Computer hardware, Computer software.
The mark was filed in class 43 with Leasing of hot and cold beverage and food dispensing machines, Rental of hot and cold beverage and food dispensing machines.
The mark was filed in class 45 with Leasing and rental of monitoring apparatus including surveillance cameras.