The trademark STAR was filed by The Specialist Group International B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 16, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 11, 2022 by Star Cooperation GmbH on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PATENTANWÄLTE RUFF, WILHELM, BEIER, DAUSTER & PARTNER MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 11, 2022
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 30, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Providing databases featuring information about candidates for employment and searching capability with respect to such databases
Business management, including interim management
Work intermediaries, including work mediation and support for individuals looking for work
Deployment and secondment of personnel
Personnel recruitment and selection
Providing of personnel and/or interns
Recruitment for work placements
Out-placements
Information and consultancy in the field of personnel and personnel affairs (human resource management)
Management in the field of human resources, in particular relating to the flexible deployment of personnel (pool management)
Personnel management
The aforesaid services primarily for technical staff in the oil, gas and electricity sectors, infrastructure and the process industry, and all related markets.
The mark was filed in class 37 with Construction services, fix, Servicing and Installation services in relation to the following goods: Machines and installations in the oil, gas, electricity and chemical sectors and Construction services, fix, Servicing and Installation services in the following fields: Infrastructure and Processing industry..
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Construction drafting and Consultancy on the following subjects: Construction and, Construction and Engineering services
Providing of technical services in relation to the following services: Design and development of, and research into, building structures