The trademark FC FINDERCORP CENTROS DE NEGOCIOS was filed by FINDERCORP CENTER, S.L., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 20, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 22, 2023 by Ameriprise Financial Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by TOMKINS & CO. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 22, 2023
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 26, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Printed matter
Stationery
Publications
Books
Manuals [handbooks]
Newspapers
Newsletters
Catalogues
Periodicals
Phamplets
Photographs [printed]
Instructional and teaching material
Web pages downloaded from the Internet in the form of printed matter
Printed lessons
Printed lectures
All the aforesaid goods in relation to the following fields: Auditing, Accounting, corporate governance, duties, Management, Business, Information technology, Information management, And corporate finance, Personnel affairs
Programmes
Legal pads.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business management
Business administration
Office functions
Book-keeping
Business auditing services
Taxation advice
Acquisition and merger consultation and advisory services
Business management and business consulting and advisory services
Corporate governance advisory services
Marketing research and analysis
Human resource consulting services
Business research and information services
Book-keeping
Auditing
Tax preparation and tax consulting services
Business management consulting services in the field of information technology
Tax advice and research services
Information, advice and consultancy relating to all the services in this class
Personnel and recruitment services.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Finance services
Monetary affairs
Financial management, assistance, advice, consultancy, information and research services
Tax and duty consultation services
Insolvency services
Investment services
Valuation services
Investment banking consulting and advisory services
Economic and financial consultancy and advice
Actuarial consulting and advisory services
Employee benefit consulting services
Financial valuation services in the areas of business enterprises, inventories, assets, equipment, licensing, real estate and intellectual property
Real estate appraisal
Risk management [financial]
Consulting services in the field of employee benefits programs
Estate agency and estate management services
Real estate services
Providing financial information
Divestment consultation and advisory services.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Teaching
Training
Organizing and conducting classes, seminars, symposiums and conferences
Educational services, namely, conducting live and on-line classes, seminars, conferences, and workshops in the fields of accounting, auditing, tax, business, information management, information technology, computers, management training, financial planning and investment strategiesorganizing, conducting, staging of and providing facilities for ceremonies and events
Examining for and granting educational and professional awards
Publishing
Electronic publishing.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Legal services
Security services for the protection of property and individuals
Advisory services relating to regulatory affairs
Political campaign consulting
Reviewing standards and practices to assure compliance with laws and regulations
Preparation of regulations
Regulatory compliance auditing
Consultancy in the field of data theft and identity theft
Intellectual property consultancy
Litigation support services
Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to legal matters
Compilation of legal information
Providing information relating to legal affairs: Reviewing standards and practices to assure compliance with laws and regulations
Crime prevention consultancy services
Arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution services
Litigation advice
Alternative dispute resolution services [legal services]