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EUTM file information

018714682

NXTMatch

June 9, 2022

Trademark Summary

The trademark NXTMatch was filed by Business Support NV, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 14, 2023, and received one opposition filed on May 10, 2023 by Match Group, LLC. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Barker Brettell Sweden AB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 10, 2023

The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).

The Opposition with reference B 003195707 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 29, 2024 by the EUIPO.

Goods And Services

  • The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
    1. Computer software platforms for HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    2. Application software for HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    3. Computer programmes for data processing for HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    4. Software for facilitating the exchange of information concerning HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration via the internet featuring collaboration tools
    5. Software for use in sharing information for the facilitation of collaborative working between different parties involved in HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    6. Computer software for enterprise resource planning focused on human resource management
    7. Software for providing tools used in and for human resources management
    8. Software for providing tools used in and for recruiting
    9. Software for providing tools that allow users to conduct employee/employer performance reviews
    10. Software platform for creating, storing, managing, and retrieving structured data in HR processes or recruitment processes to be able to conduct HR analytics
    11. Software for providing means for utilizing abstracted functionality for identity, access control, subscriptions, notifications, and editing of data for HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    12. Computer programs for document management for HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    13. Software for use in calendaring and scheduling
    14. None of the foregoing goods being computer security goods.
  • The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
    1. Providing databases featuring information about candidates for employment and searching capability with respect to such databases
    2. Procurement of personnel
    3. Temporary personnel services
    4. Employment of personnel
    5. Administration, in particular salary and personnel administration
    6. Employment screening services
    7. Personnel selection using psychological methods
    8. Commercial interim management
    9. Commercial and business organisation project management
    10. Consultancy regarding business organisation and business economics
    11. Development of business strategies
    12. Business support during mergers and takeovers
    13. Management of databases containing information regarding personnel, vacancies and human resources management matters
    14. Recruitment
    15. Consultancy and implementation of human resources policy
    16. Setting up and management of databases to facilitate the storage of information about employees or candidates for employment
    17. Call handling and administrative processing of orders
    18. Business administration
    19. Office functions
    20. Personnel management
    21. Market analysis
    22. Marketing agency services
    23. Employee record services
    24. Consultancy of personnel recruitment
    25. Business organisation and management consultancy in the field of personnel management
    26. Personnel management consulting
    27. Employment counselling and consultancy services
    28. Business recruitment consultancy
    29. Consultancy relating to the selection of personnel
    30. Personnel management of marketing personnel
    31. Advisory services relating to personnel placement
    32. Personnel management for advertising purposes
    33. Personnel management of sales personnel
    34. Human resources consultancy
    35. Employment counselling
    36. Employment agencies
    37. Secretarial employment services
    38. Employment booking services for film television technicians
    39. Employment consultancy
    40. Clerical employment agency services
    41. Employment agency services for nurses
    42. Employment agency services for personnel in general office positions
    43. Labour exchange
    44. Personnel management assistance
    45. Assistance relating to recruitment and placement of staff
    46. Auditioning of performing artists [selection of personnel]
    47. Business advisory services provided to determine pay and grading structures
    48. Business advisory services to determine pay and grading structures by job evaluation
    49. Support for employees with regard to business matters
    50. Publicity personnel management services
    51. Employment management services for film television technicians
    52. Employment placement services for personal assistants
    53. Employment placement services for housekeepers
    54. Recruitment of executive staff
    55. Office support staff recruitment services
    56. Employment agency services the provision of staff for the manning of show houses
    57. Employment agency services for people skilled in the use of computers
    58. Job agency services for medical personnel
    59. Employment agency services for temporary work assignments
    60. Employment agency services relating to bilingual staff
    61. Employment agency services provided for nannies
    62. Theatrical casting agency
    63. Employment agency services relating to au pairs
    64. Modeling agency services
    65. Job agency services for paramedical personnel
    66. Evaluation of personnel requirements
    67. Headhunting services
    68. Interviewing services [for personnel recruitment]
    69. Human resources management
    70. Talent agency services [business management of performing artists]
    71. Information services relating to jobs and career opportunities
    72. Career advisory services (other than education and training advice)
    73. Modelling for advertising or sales promotion
    74. Personnel agency services relating to the electronics industry
    75. Drawing up and placing of personnel recruitment advertising
    76. Personnel selection using psychological testing
    77. Executive placement services
    78. Placement of design staff
    79. Testing to determine employment skills
    80. Employment outplacement services
    81. Personnel turnover
    82. Placing personnel for office work
    83. Permanent staff recruitment
    84. Recruitment of temporary technical personnel
    85. Recruitment of temporary personnel
    86. Recruitment services for sales and marketing personnel
    87. Professional recruitment services
    88. Recruiting of office support staff
    89. Executive search and placement services
    90. Recruitment of computer staff
    91. Recruitment consultants in the financial services field
    92. Executive search and selection services
    93. Employment of commission sales staff
    94. Provision of contract sales forces
    95. Provision of nominee company directors
    96. Providing of sales staff
    97. Dissemination of information relating to the recruitment of graduates
    98. Provision of information relating to recruitment
    99. Providing employment information
    100. Collection of personnel information
    101. Work analysis to determine worker skill sets and other worker requirements
    102. Writing of résumés for others
    103. Personnel recruitment advertising
    104. Consultancy relating to management selection
    105. Recruitment consultancy for lawyers
    106. Employment placement services for butlers
    107. Staff utilisation planning
    108. Professional consultancy relating to personnel management
    109. Psychological testing for the selection of personnel
    110. Psychometric testing for the selection of personnel
    111. Personality testing for recruitment purposes
    112. Employee relocation services
    113. Modelling agency services for advertising purposes
    114. Modelling agency services relating to sales promotions
    115. Recruitment consultancy for legal secretaries
    116. None of the foregoing services being for, or aimed at, consultancy for legal secretaries
    117. None of the foregoing services being for, or aimed at, the retailing, wholesaling, sale, import, export, advertising, presentation, exhibition, promotion, distribution, management, price comparison, provision, marketing or commercialization in any manner of computer security goods and services.
  • The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
    1. Configuration of computer software for HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    2. Computer software programming services for HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    3. Computer software design for the development of software for HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    4. IT services linked to HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    5. Leasing of software for HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    6. Rental of software for HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    7. Software development for HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    8. Development of computer software application solutions for HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    9. Computer software consultancy concerning HR management and recruitment, personnel management, planning and/or salary administration
    10. Computer software consultancy for the set-up of personnel planning, HR tasks, salary administration or recruitment processes
    11. Software as a service [SaaS] for the set-up of personnel planning, HR tasks, salary administration or recruitment processes
    12. Research and consultancy services relating to computer software for the set-up of personnel planning, HR tasks, salary administration or recruitment processes
    13. Research, development, design and upgrading of computer software for the set-up of personnel planning, HR tasks, salary administration or recruitment processes
    14. Consultancy in the field of computer hardware and software for the set-up of personnel planning, HR tasks, salary administration or recruitment processes
    15. None of the foregoing services being computer security services.