The trademark The Vote of The World President was filed by Jan Paul Pfeiffer, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 18, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 19, 2022 by SEVEN BELL GROUP on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by De Vietro, Maria and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 19, 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 003183452 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 9, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Communication, networking and social networking software
Voting machines
Software
Computer programmes for data processing
Assistive software
Interactive software
Decision-making software
Social software
Databases
Databases (electronic)
Interactive databases
Office and business applications.
The mark was filed in class 18 with following description of goods:
Luggage
Luggage
Umbrellas
Parasols
Umbrellas and parasols.
The mark was filed in class 25 with Parts of footwear and headgear.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Merchandising
Advertising
Online advertisements
Computerised business promotion
Advertising services provided via the internet
Public relations services
Product demonstrations and product display services
Promotional marketing
Advertising and marketing services provided via communications channels
Advertising and marketing services provided by means of social media
Dissemination of advertising, marketing and publicity materials
Distribution of advertising, marketing and promotional material
On-line advertising and marketing services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Software development
Software creation
Software engineering
Programming of software for Internet platforms
Development and maintenance of computer software
Survey services (Demographic -)
Research in the field of social media
Development of data bases
Quality control
Quality control relating to computer software
Testing, authentication and quality control
Hosting computer sites [web sites]
Hosting web sites
Hosting of digital content
Cloud hosting provider services
Hosting services, software as a service, and rental of software.