The trademark FOOTLAB was filed by FOOTLABWORLD, LDA, a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 12, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 12, 2022 by Tverved Holding AB on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by GROTH & CO. KB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 12, 2022
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003178598 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on August 7, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Promotion of sports competitions and events
Promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of sports events
Promoting the goods and services of others by arranging for sponsors to affiliate their goods and services with sporting activities
Advertising, including promotion of products and services of third parties through sponsoring arrangements and licence agreements relating to international sports' events
Business management of sporting facilities [for others]
Business management of sporting facilities [for others].
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Conducting of sports events
Production of sporting events
Organisation of sporting events
Organisation of sporting events
Organising community sporting events
Arranging and conducting of sports events
Organising of sporting events, competitions and sporting tournaments
Organisation of sports events in the field of football
Organisation of events for cultural, entertainment and sporting purposes
Organization of soccer competitions
Organization, arranging and conducting of soccer games
Organisation of sporting events
Entertainment services in the nature of sporting events
Providing recreation facilities
Providing recreation facilities
Providing leisure and recreation facilities
Providing facilities for sports events
Providing recreation facilities
Provision of play facilities for children
Providing recreation facilities
Providing recreation facilities
Rental services relating to equipment and facilities for education, entertainment, sports and culture
Soccer instruction
Arranging and conducting of soccer training programs
Arranging and conducting of youth soccer training programs
Planning and conducting of parties [entertainment]
Organising of sporting activities and of sporting competitions.