The trademark motorway was filed by Motorway Online Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 28, 2023, and received one opposition filed on December 28, 2023 by OÜ Vehicom on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by AAA PATENDIBÜROO OÜ and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 28, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on March 14, 2024.
The Refusal with reference B 018732251 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 3, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software
Computer software applications
Mobile application software
Computer software to enable analysis and searching of data
Decision making software
Artificial intelligence software
Artificial intelligence software for analysis
Artificial intelligence and machine learning software
Machine learning software
Machine learning software for analysis
Interactive computer software
Database management software
Software for the assessment and collection of vehicle data
Software for the collection of vehicle historical data
Vehicle simulation software
Vehicle valuation software
Vehicle damage detection software
Software for remote diagnostics
Applications for performing automotive diagnostics
Engine diagnostic apparatus
Transport logistics software
Communication software for users.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
The bringing together for the convenience of others of vehicles and cars, automobiles, vans, motorbikes and other land vehicles to conveniently view and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of financial and insurance services, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of vehicle valuation services, vehicle repair and maintenance services and vehicle transportation services, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those services
Retail services in relation to vehicles
Advertising services
Auctioneering services
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Provision of an online marketplace for sellers of vehicles and car dealerships
Advertising services relating to the sale of motor vehicles
Auctioning of vehicles
On-line trading services in which seller posts products to be auctioned and bidding is done via the Internet
Provision of online price comparison services
Business research
Providing business information via a web site
Data processing
Compilation of information into computer databases
Systemization of information into computer databases