018756231

SEFE

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September 5, 2022

Trademark Summary

The trademark SEFE was filed by Realis, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 12, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 11, 2022 by SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH on Art. 8(4). the opponent was represented by CMS HASCHE SIGLE PARTNERSCHAFT VON RECHTSANWÄLTEN UND STEUERBERATERN MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 11, 2022

The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

Cancellation Proceedings

A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2024.The first Cancellation was filed by SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH (represented by CMS HASCHE SIGLE PARTNERSCHAFT VON RECHTSANWÄLTEN UND STEUERBERATERN MBB) on December 3, 2024 and Decision taken.

Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on April 18, 2024.

The Opposition with reference B 003184714 was rejected according to Article 8(4) EUTMR with decision issued on October 23, 2023 by the EUIPO. The Cancellation with reference B 000065725 was EUTM cancelled according to Article 59(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 3, 2024 by the EUIPO.

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Billing services in the field of energy
  2. Import-export agencies in the field of energy
  3. Procurement of contracts concerning energy supply
  4. Assistance and consultancy services in the field of business management of companies in the energy sector
  5. Advertising, marketing and promotional services
  6. Online advertisements
  7. Response advertising
  8. Computerised business promotion
  9. Publicity columns preparation
  10. Advertising and marketing
  11. Publicity and sales promotion services
  12. Promotion [advertising] of business
  13. Arrangement of advertising.
• The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Distribution of energy
  2. Distribution of renewable energy
  3. Distribution of electricity to households
  4. Distribution of energy for heating and cooling buildings
  5. Information and advisory services in relation to the distribution of energy
  6. Storage of energy and fuels
  7. Gas supplying [distribution]
  8. Distribution of gas
  9. Arrangement of the transportation of fuels
  10. Transport and distribution of natural gas and liquefied gas
  11. Gas storage services.
• The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Generation of power
  2. Energy production
  3. Clean energy production
  4. Gas production services
  5. Processing of gas and oil
  6. Filtration of gases
  7. Purification of gases
  8. Incineration of gases.