The trademark ION was filed by ION Pacific Limited, a corporation established under the laws of Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 19, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 18, 2022 by ION TRADING UK LIMITED on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS SCS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 18, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial analysis
Banking
Home banking
Brokerage
Brokerage of carbon credits
Business liquidation services, financial
Capital investment
Clearing, financial
Clearing-houses, financial
Financial consultancy
Insurance consultancy
Credit card services
Issuance of credit cards
Financial evaluation [insurance, banking, real estate]