The trademark GQCASINO was filed by Serdar Bas, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 6, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 23, 2022 by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BECK GREENER and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 23, 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 003179420 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 13, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computers
Computer software
Game programs for computers (or game software)
Gaming software that generates or displays betting results
Games software
Computer software for gaming machines
Computer hardware for lottery
Software for gambling
Computer hardware for casinos, for conducting games on the internet, for gambling, for online gaming services.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Entertainment services
Organisation, arranging and acceptance of betting of all kinds, in particular sports betting
Casinos
Providing amusement arcade services
Games and games of chance on the Internet
Administration [organisation] of gaming services and Conducting of gambling services
Organisation of games of chance and gambling and the operation thereof
On-line gambling services
Provision of on-line computer games
Organization of lotteries
Gambling services
Casinos
Betting services
Betting games
Instruction, education, providing of training
Organising and conducting of competitions
Providing of information relating to sports results