The trademark German Daily Mail was filed by Josip Heit, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 11, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 4, 2022 by ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LIMITED on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BIRD & BIRD LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 4, 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 003184326 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 18, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Provision of computerised advertising services
Provision of advertising space on electronic media
Announcement services for advertising purposes
Digital advertising services
Press advertising services
Advertisements (Placing of -)
Placing advertisements for others
On-line advertising and marketing services
Online advertisements.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Provision of access to content, websites and portals
Computer aided transmission of messages, information and images
Computer communications services for the transmission of information
Video, audio and television streaming services
Distribution of data or audio visual images via a global computer network or the internet
Transferring and disseminating information and data via computer networks and the Internet
Transmission of audio and video content via computer networks
Transmission of multimedia content via the Internet
Transmission of sound, picture and data signals
Streaming audio and video material on the Internet
Streaming of video material on the internet.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Providing publications from a global computer network or the internet which may be browsed
Providing on-line publications
Providing electronic publications
Publishing services, except printing
Electronic text publishing services
Electronic publication of texts and printed matter, other than publicity texts, on the Internet
Publication of printed matter, other than publicity texts, in electronic form