The trademark FOCUSED was filed by Discovery Discipline, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 22, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 15, 2022 by Focus Magazin Verlag GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by SSB Söder Berlinger Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 15, 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 41 with following description of goods:
Training
Organisation of training
Provision of training and education
Occupationally orientated instruction
Training and instruction
Practical training [demonstration]
Training of teachers
Personnel training
Consultancy relating to vocational skills training
Conducting of instructional seminars
Publication of books
Publishing of instructional books
Teaching
Education and instruction
Further education
Academies [education]
Arranging of lectures
Organisation of meetings and conferences
Organisation of seminars and conferences
Conducting of business conferences
Arranging and conducting of conferences, congresses and symposiums
Arranging and conducting conferences and seminars
Arranging, conducting and organisation of conferences
Arranging and conducting of conferences
All the aforementioned services not in the field of journalism and journalistic and editorial services.