The trademark SUPERLIGA was filed by LIGA PROFESIONISTA DE FOTBAL, a corporation established under the laws of Romania (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 11, 2023, and received one opposition filed on July 5, 2023 by Superligaen A/S on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by GORRISSEN FEDERSPIEL ADVOKATPARTNERSELSKAB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 5, 2023
The application was filed in Romanian, and Romanian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Printed items
Printed publications
Pamphlets
Greeting cards
Writing or drawing books
Photographs [printed]
Albums
Printed visuals
Banners of paper
Display banners of paper or cardboard
Flags of paper
Stickers [stationery]
Advertising stickers
Adhesive wall decorations of paper
Posters
Gums [adhesives] for stationery or household purposes
Calendars
Printed coupons and Printed vouchers
Adhesive labels, Stickers [stationery], Labels of paper
Ink pens
Pencils
Writing instruments
Instructions and Teaching and
Office requisites, except furniture.
The mark was filed in class 25 with following description of goods:
Clothing
Shoes
Hats
Sportswear
Gym suits
Football shorts.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Promotion of sports competitions and events
Promoting the goods and services of others by arranging for sponsors to affiliate their goods and services with sports competitions
Advertising
Promotional management for sports personalities
Performing searches for corporate sponsorship in the field of sporting competitions (sponsoring by means of advertising promotion)
Rental of advertising space, Time rental services and Rental of equipment
Advertising broadcasts, Publication of publicity texts and Updating of advertisement materials.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Broadcasting and transmission of radio programs
Data transmission and data broadcasting
Audio, video and multimedia broadcasting via the Internet and other communications networks
Telecommunication services
Communication of information by electronic means
Electronic network communications.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Teaching
Providing of taining
Entertainment services
Sporting and cultural activities
Arranging and conducting of sports competitions
Organization of sports competitions
Organization of sports competitions
Organising of sporting activities and of sporting competitions
Organising of sporting activities and of sporting competitions
Organising of sporting events, competitions and sporting tournaments
Scheduling of sports competitions, Sports competitions calendars, training and further training of specialists in relation to the followings fields: Physical education and SPORT
Football club services and sporting and cultural activities thereat
Training and and Further training in relation to the followings fields: soccer
Operation of sports facilities
Physical education.
The mark was filed in class 43 with Services for providing food and drink and Providing temporary accommodation..