The trademark FONDATION GUSTAVE EIFFEL was filed by ASSOCIATION DES DESCENDANTS DE GUSTAVE EIFFEL, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 28, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 26, 2022 by EIFFEL WORLD on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SARRUT AVOCATS and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 26, 2022
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with Advertising, marketing and promotional consultancy, advisory and assistance services and Public relations for foundations, universities, institutes and other facilities involved in cultural life, social action, research and training, in relation to the following fields: For building, Architecture and Applied arts, History and conservation of buildings by Gustave Eiffel or any architect and engineer..
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial sponsorship
Sponsorship, awarding of subsidies, financial participation for foundations, institutes, universities, and other organisations involved in research and training in the fields of building construction, architecture and applied arts, in the history and conservation of buildings by Gustave Eiffel or any other architect and engineer, of cultural life, social and humanitarian action in the same fields
Fundraising, allocation of grants, payments and allowances for the aforesaid organisations
Financial assistance for the creation of works of art for museums
Financial support for scientific research and Financial support for architectural research.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Organising events, Arranging of lectures, Organisation of training workshops, Conducting information campaigns, Organisation of events and Conducting of cultural activities, in relation to the following fields: Construction, Architecture and Applied arts, cultural life, social and humanitarian action in the aforesaid fields
Production, organisation and creation of musical and/or audiovisual works
Editing and publishing of texts, books, journals, newspapers, periodicals, newsletters, historical or scientific publications in the aforesaid fields or on Gustave Eiffel and any other architect and engineer, awarding of prizes and awards
Providing information and advice, in relation to the following fields: Organising events or Publishing of media in the aforesaid fields
Public art exhibitions.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Consultancy, historical and technical research and aid to architects, engineers, historians, scientists, research in the fields of construction, architecture and applied arts, scientific collaborations for foundations, research institutes, and other organisations involved in the construction, research and training in the fields of architecture, building techniques, history of monuments relating to Gustave Eiffel.
The mark was filed in class 45 with Legal services, in relation to the following fields: Personal, social and humanitarian services rendered to or by others to meet the needs of individuals, namely: Legal aid, guidance and support for persons advocating renovation, maintenance and construction projects, searching of partners, associations and bodies to meet the needs thereof and Political lobbying services, in relation to the following fields: Construction of public or private accommodation or buildings, organisation of information campaigns, architectural projects, building restorations..