EUTM file information

018721375

Circus Maximus

June 21, 2022

Trademark Summary

The trademark Circus Maximus was filed by Alta Vitus GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 24, 2022, and received one opposition filed on August 28, 2022 by CIRCUS BELGIUM S.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by PARTOUNE, Philippe and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 28, 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 003177615 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 9, 2023 by the EUIPO.

Goods And Services

  • The mark was filed in class 28 with following description of goods:
    1. Computer game apparatus
    2. Hand-held electronic video games
    3. Hand-held electronic games
    4. Electronic amusement apparatus incorporating a liquid crystal display
    5. Free-standing video games apparatus
    6. Handheld computer games
    7. Hand held units for playing video games
    8. Hand-held units for playing electronic games
    9. Token-operated video game machines
    10. LCD game machines
    11. Coin-operated video amusement apparatus
    12. Portable games with liquid crystal displays
    13. Arcade video game machines
    14. Automatic coin-operated games
    15. Electronic arcade games [coin or counter-operated apparatus]
    16. Electronic games
    17. Pinball machines
    18. Amusement machines, automatic and coin-operated
    19. Coin-operated electrical amusement apparatus
    20. Gaming machines for gambling
    21. Lottery wheels
    22. Apparatus for games
    23. Chips for gambling
    24. Counters [discs] for games
    25. Coin-operated amusement gaming machines
    26. Coin-operated games
    27. Roulette tables
    28. Roulette sets
    29. Amusement apparatus for use in arcades
    30. Arcade games
    31. Games
    32. Play money.
  • The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
    1. Providing amusement arcade services
    2. Conducting lotteries for others
    3. Wagering services
    4. Providing a computer game that may be accessed network-wide by network users
    5. Internet games (non-downloadable)
    6. Providing slot machine parlors
    7. Electronic games services provided from a computer database or by means of the internet
    8. Electronic games services, including provision of computer games on-line or by means of a global computer network
    9. Provision of on-line computer games
    10. Gaming machine entertainment services
    11. Amusement arcade machine rental services
    12. Rental of game machines and apparatus
    13. Rental of amusement machines and apparatus.