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EUTM file information

018718502

EPI

June 15, 2022

Trademark Summary

The trademark EPI was filed by EPI Company, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 10, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 10, 2022 by EPRI Epargne Prévoyance et Retraite des Indépendants on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MARCHAIS & ASSOCIÉS and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 10, 2022

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

A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on September 13, 2023. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 29, 2024.

Goods And Services

  • The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
    1. Computer hardware and recorded software systems for enabling users to purchase goods and services electronically
    2. Downloadable computer software for processing electronic payments, for deferred payments and instalment loans
    3. Encoded bank cards, credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, shopping cards
    4. Cash dispensing machines
    5. Automated teller machines (ATM)
    6. POS machines
    7. Security tokens [encryption devices]
    8. Computer readable cards for financial transactions, namely, magnetically encoded credit cards, magnetically encoded debit cards, microchip credit cards, and microchip debit cards
    9. Downloadable software for processing financial transactions associated with computer readable debit and credit cards, Electronic account to account payments through Instant Credit Transfer (SCT inst), electronic payments through digital wallets
    10. None of the aforesaid goods being related to the field of provident funds, retirement payment and saving services.
  • The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
    1. Financial transfers and transactions, and payment services
    2. Broad based financial services, namely, credit card services, debit card services, charge card services, bank card services, pre-paid card services, electronic payment card services, electronic account to account payment services, electronic payments through digital wallets, and electronic commerce payment services
    3. Electronic funds transfer and currency exchange services, electronic credit and debit transactions, cash disbursement, provision of prepaid cards and tokens
    4. Processing and facilitating electronic payments made through debit/prepaid and/or credit cards
    5. Processing and facilitating electronic payments account to account made through Instant Credit Transfer (SCT inst)
    6. Processing and facilitating electronic payments made through electronic payment solutions
    7. Clearing (financial)
    8. Financial transaction authorization and settlement services
    9. Electronic payment processing services
    10. Credit card and debit card verification
    11. Payment transaction authentication and verification services
    12. Facilitating person-to-person payment services or electronic money transfers through electronic means via a global computer network and/or through Instant Credit Transfer (SCT inst)
    13. Issuance of credit and debit cards
    14. Issuing tokens for card transaction, issuing IBAN tokens for electronic payments account to account made through Instant Credit Transfer (SCT inst)
    15. Issuing tokens of value as a reward for customer loyalty
    16. Issuing of tokens of values in relation to incentive schemes
    17. Issuance of electronic payment cards in connection with bonus and reward schemes
    18. Processing and facilitating electronic payment solutions in connection with bonus and reward scheme
    19. Banking services relating to the transfer of funds from accounts to accounts
    20. Instant financing services
    21. Currency conversion services
    22. Electronic cash transactions
    23. Money wiring services
    24. Cash dispenser services
    25. Cash card services
    26. Credit and cash card services
    27. Cash, check (cheque) and money order services
    28. Cash dispensing (Card-actuated-) services
    29. Money deposit services
    30. Provision of cash dispenser facilities for money withdrawal
    31. ATM banking services
    32. Financial cashback service, namely cash withdrawal linked to a payment for a purchase at a point of sale
    33. Financial added value services, namely financial services in the framework of loyalty services, digital wallets services, e-wallet payment services, electronic wallet services, digital ID services, digital purchase receives and digital payment receives, insurance services relating to purchase protection for goods purchased using credit, debit cards or through Instant Credit Transfer (SCT inst)
    34. Electronic currency transfer
    35. Financial intermediary services related to automated services for retail businesses
    36. Business liquidation services (financial)
    37. Financial intermediary/broking services
    38. Financial services relating to so-called chargeback procedure
    39. Deferred payments services, namely, buy now pay later services, credit assessment, instalment loans, credit information services, hire-purchase financing
    40. Fundraising and financial sponsorship
    41. Financial sponsorship and patronage
    42. Fund raising, crowdfunding and eleemosynary services in the field of monetary donations for charity or other organizations
    43. Financial analysis and consultation, namely, providing a wide range of information and analysis to financial institutions, merchants and other organizations by electronic means in connection with credit cards, debit cards and other payment cards, account to account payments, marketing data, cardholder spending, fraud, risk management, terminated merchants and reporting of chargebacks on credit and debit cards
    44. Banking and providing of information relating to banking
    45. Providing of banking and financial services via global computer networks
    46. Home banking
    47. Online and mobile banking
    48. Processing of guaranteed payments for banks and other financial and banking services related to the reimbursement of payments
    49. Providing electronic mobile payment services for others
    50. Providing multiple payment options by means of customer-operated electronic terminals available on-site in retail stores
    51. Mobile financial services, namely enabling payments and transfers using mobile wallets and conduct transactions between them
    52. None of the aforesaid services being related to the field of provident funds, retirement payment and saving services.
  • The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
    1. Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for processing electronic payments
    2. Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for authentication and controlling access to and communications with computers and computer networks
    3. Software as a service (saas) services featuring software for processing electronic payments through credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, digital wallets or through Instant Credit Transfer (SCT inst)
    4. Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for managing and tracking electronic payment information and facilitating e-commerce services for others, namely, for allowing users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network
    5. Application service provider featuring software for use as a payment gateway that authorizes processing of financial transactions associated with a computer readable card or other devices
    6. None of the aforesaid services being related to the field of provident funds, retirement payment and saving services.