The trademark YEMI was filed by YEMI DELE AKINYEMI, a national of the Czech Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 11, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 24, 2022 by YETI Coolers, LLC on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by TAOMA PARTNERS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 24, 2022
The application was filed in Czech, and Czech was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003181569 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on October 25, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Musical sound recordings
Audio visual recordings
Multi-media recordings
Recorded content
Data storage devices and media.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Printed books, magazines, newspapers, and other paper-based media
Photographs [printed]
Printed sheet music.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Organizing cultural and arts events
Presentation of live performances
Performance of dance, music and drama
Production of sound and image recordings on sound and image carriers
Audio, video and multimedia production, and photography
Music composition services
Audio, film, video and television recording services
Production of audio/visual presentations
Rental of recorded data carriers for entertainment purposes