The trademark MAKANE was filed by Storax Inc., a corporation established under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 1, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 25, 2023 by MARKANT Services International GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by WEICKMANN & WEICKMANN PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTMBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 25, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003188886 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 5, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software applications
Point of sale apparatus
E-commerce software
E-commerce and e-payment software
Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for food delivery and ordering.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Marketing the goods and services of others
Organization of exhibitions for business or commerce
Arranging of buying and selling contracts for third parties
Online ordering services in the field of restaurant take-out and delivery.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial transactions
Payment administration services
Financial payment services
Payment processing services
Electronic commerce payment services.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Transport
Packaging and storage of goods
Travel arrangement
Tracking and tracing of shipments
Delivery services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Platform as a service [PaaS]
Hosting platforms on the Internet
Constructing an internet platform for electronic commerce
Hosting of e-commerce platforms on the Internet
Creating electronically stored web pages for online services and the internet
Development of application software for delivery service.