The trademark vencash 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 September 11, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 20, 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 October 20, 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 003181489 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 Dispensers for issuing stored value cards, tokens of value and gift vouchers, lottery tickets, printed matter, tokens, electronic payment cards, debit cards (other than vending machines).
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Hardware and software for cashless and electronic payment transactions
Apparatus and software for money-, card-, token- and voucher-operated machines
Mechanisms for coin, card, token and voucher-operated machines
Electro-components, for use in relation to the following goods: Money-, card-, token- and voucher-operated machines
Software for coin, card, token and voucher-operated machines
Monitoring apparatus, including surveillance cameras
Hardware and software for data collection, transmission, storage, processing and visualisation, and parts therefor
Computers
Software.
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