The trademark bridge was filed by Bridge ITS GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 2, 2023, and received one opposition filed on May 31, 2023 by the Bridge - English Language Centre, s.r.o. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Trama Legal s.r.o. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 31, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003196809 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 25, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Sales account management
Administration of consumer loyalty programs
Customer relationship management
Market canvassing
Sales promotion through customer loyalty programs
None of the aforementioned services relating to the fields of vehicle/fleet management and vehicle/road safety.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunication gateway services
Providing access to Internet forums
Providing access to websites on the Internet or any other communications network
Providing user access to computer programmes in data networks
Providing access to online computer databases
Providing user access to platforms on the Internet
Provision of access to electronic sites
Videoconferencing services
Providing video conferencing services
Teleconferencing and video conferencing services
Communication services for video conferencing purposes
None of the aforementioned services relating to the fields of vehicle/fleet management and vehicle/road safety.