The trademark Slapping was filed by Mohamed ben hadda, a national of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 23, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 22, 2022 by Karsten Manufacturing Corporation on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Mewburn Ellis LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 22, 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 following description of goods:
Business information services provided online from a global computer network or the internet
Providing business information directory services, via a global computer network
Online advertising on a computer network
Advertising by transmission of on-line publicity for third parties through electronic communications networks
Dissemination of advertising for others via an on-line communications network on the internet
Dissemination of advertising, marketing and publicity materials
Advertising, including promotion of products and services of third parties through sponsoring arrangements and licence agreements relating to international sports' events
Providing a searchable online advertising guide featuring the goods and services of other on-line vendors on the internet
Arranging and conducting of advertising events
Provision and rental of advertising space, time and media
Advertising services provided via the internet
Advertising
Consultancy services relating to advertising, publicity and marketing
Advertising, including on-line advertising on a computer network
Bill-posting
Commercial information services, via the internet
Business administration services for processing sales made on the internet
Dissemination services of advertisement matter.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Provision of access to an electronic on-line network for information retrieval
Providing access to global computer networks and other computer networks
Information transmission services via digital networks
Providing access to a global computer network for the transfer and dissemination of information
Providing telecommunications connections to a global computer network
Information services relating to electronic communication networks
Providing access to electronic communications networks and electronic databases.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Game services provided online from a computer network
Providing on-line video games
Provision of games by means of a computer based system
Providing a computer game that may be accessed by users on a global network and/or the internet
Electronic games services provided by means of a global communication network