The trademark SPORTEQUIPE was filed by DR Automobiles S.r.l., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 13, 2023, and received one opposition filed on July 12, 2023 by L'EQUIPE on Unfair advantage /detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by CABINET BEAU DE LOMENIE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 12, 2023
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian 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:
Publicity and sales promotion services
Promotional marketing
Distribution of promotional matter
Distribution of advertising, marketing and promotional material
Distribution of flyers, brochures, printed matter and samples for advertising purposes
Advertising
Advertising
Magazine advertising
Marketing
Targeted marketing
Digital marketing
Advertising and marketing
Product marketing
Wholesale services in relation to vehicles
Retail services in relation to vehicles
Advertising services relating to the sale of motor vehicles
Advertising services relating to the motor vehicle industry
Vehicular registration and title transfer
Business advisory services relating to franchising of a motor dealership
Automobile registration services
Advertising services relating to the sale of motor vehicles
Business management of car parking facilities
Wholesale services relating to automobile parts
Retail services relating to automobile accessories
Wholesale services relating to automobile accessories
Advertising automobiles for sale by means of the Internet
Retail services relating to automobile parts
Retail services in relation to car accessories
Providing information via the Internet relating to the sale of automobiles
Conducting trade shows in the field of automobiles
Provision of commercial information
Business appraisals
Trade promotional services
Business analysis of markets
Preparing business reports
Provision of business data
Preparation of business surveys
Organization of trade fairs
Trade show and exhibition services
Promotion of fairs for trade purposes
Trade show and commercial exhibition services
Conducting virtual trade show exhibitions online
Organization of events, exhibitions, fairs and shows for commercial, promotional and advertising purposes.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Insurance underwriting
Insurance information
Insurance underwriting
Automobile lease-purchase financing
Financing relating to automobiles
Appraisal of used automobiles
Insurance services relating to motor vehicles
Auto loan brokerage services
Auto financing services
Loss adjustment
Insurance underwriting and appraisals and assessment for insurance purposes
Appraisals for insurance purposes
Accident insurance underwriting
Accident insurance underwriting
Automobile accident insurance underwriting
Financial guarantee services for the reimbursement of expenses incurred as a result of vehicle accident
Financial guarantee services for the reimbursement of expenses incurred as a result of vehicle accident or breakdown
Hire-purchase financing
Hire-purchase financing
Loan and credit, and lease-finance services
Secured loans to fund the provision of contract hire of motor vehicles
Insurance services relating to motor vehicles
Provision of vehicle warranties
Lease purchase financing of vehicles
Warranty services for road vehicles
Financial services relating to the maintenance of vehicles
Financial services for the purchase of vehicles
Motor insurance brokerage
Financial guarantee services for the reimbursement of expenses incurred as a result of vehicle breakdown.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Vehicle maintenance
Overhaul of vehicles
Automobile repair
Vehicle maintenance
Motor vehicle maintenance
Installation of parts for vehicles
Refurbishment of vehicles
Motor vehicle maintenance
Automobile repair
Assembly [installation] of parts for vehicles
Automobile repair and maintenance
Vehicle repair, maintenance, and refuelling
Vehicle windscreen replacement services
Tyre maintenance and repair
Refuelling of land vehicles
Rental of tools, plant and equipment for construction, demolition, cleaning and maintenance
Recharging of batteries
Charging of electric vehicles
Vehicle battery charging.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Transport of travellers
Chartering of vehicles for travelling
Travel and passenger transportation
Services for arranging the transportation of travellers
Transport of travellers by land
Arranging transportation of goods
Transport of goods
Freight [shipping of goods]
Shipping services
Salvaging
Salvaging
Rescue, recovery, towing and salvage services
Rescue, recovery, towing and salvage services
Rescue operations [transport]
Rescue [transport] of persons
Emergency automobile towing
Emergency truck towing
Rescue operations [transport]
Rescue operations [transport]
Road rescue [transport] services
Emergency auto or truck towing
Towing
Arranging vehicle towing
Automobile towing services
Towing of motor vehicles
Commercial vehicle towing services
Vehicle breakdown towing services
Vehicle breakdown towing services
Vehicle breakdown towing services
Towing of vehicles in connection with breakdown services
Towing and transport of cars as part of vehicle breakdown services
Ground support passenger handling services
Vehicle breakdown towing services
Motor vehicle rental
Container rental
Rental of means of transportation
Rental of parking places and garages for vehicles
Rental of garages and parking places
Booking of hire cars
Leasing of trailers
Container rental
Rental of trolleys
Hire of road transport
Rental of road vehicles
Rental of electric cars
Chauffeur driven car hire services
Rental of vehicle parts
Rental of aircraft parts
Hired car transport
Automobile vehicle renting services
Arranging of car hire
Car rental
Rental of goods vehicles
Contract rental of vehicles
Contract rental of vehicles
Rental of mechanical parking systems
Vehicle parking and storage
Vehicle parking
Airport parking services
Providing information relating to vehicle parking services
Airport passenger shuttle services between the airport parking facilities and the airport
Transportation logistics
Professional consultancy relating to transport
Services for the arranging of transportation
Transportation information.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Custom assembling of materials for others
Providing material treatment information
Custom assembling of materials for others
Rental of equipment for the treatment and transformation of materials, for energy production and for custom manufacturing
Assembly of products for others
Customisation of motor vehicles
Acrylic finishing of vehicles
Scrapping of vehicles
Custom manufacture of cars for others
Custom manufacture of automobile covers
Tinting of car windows
Swaging services in respect of automobile parts
Application of wear resistant coatings by autocatalytic processes
Custom assembling of automobile bodies and chassis for others
Etching of a sequence of traceable identification numbers on automobile windows so as to identify a particular automobile recovered after theft
Vinyl wrapping of vehicles.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education, entertainment and sports
Education and instruction services
Academies [education]
Training of car drivers
Instruction in the field of automotive repair
Organization, arranging and conducting of auto races
Advanced driving instruction for drivers of motor cars
Training for automobile competitions
Driving instruction
Entertainment in the nature of automobile races
Organisation of vehicle racing events
Education and training in the field of automotive engineering
Organisation of automobile rallies, tours and racing events
Arranging competitions and tournaments relating to car racing
Training
Vocational skills training
Provision of training courses
Tuition in sports
Tuition in sports
Sporting activities
Organisation of sporting events
Sports and fitness services
Sports training
Sporting education services
Organising of sporting activities and of sporting competitions
Rental of sports grounds
Organisation of sporting events
Conducting of educational events
Organization of entertainment events
Organizing cultural and arts events
Live entertainment production services
Providing information on congress events
Ticket reservation for cultural events
Management of events for sporting clubs
Organisation of automobile rallies
Provision of club entertainment services
Social club services for entertainment purposes.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Material testing
Product safety testing
Materials testing and analysing
Testing, authentication and quality control
Quality control
Certification [quality control]
Vehicle roadworthiness testing
Electric car roadworthiness testing
Inspection of plant and machinery
Quality checking and testing
Quality control testing
Consultancy services relating to quality control
Product quality control testing
Inspection of goods for quality control
Quality control relating to computer systems
Quality control for others
Quality control of manufactured goods
Quality control of goods and services
Quality control relating to computer software
Design and development of computer software for process control
Quality control testing services for industrial machinery
Engineering services
Development of vehicles
Design of land vehicles
Design of vehicles and vehicle parts and components
Design of motor vehicles
Vehicle design services
Design of land vehicle parts
Safety technology services relating to land vehicles
Design of motor vehicle parts
Product development for vehicle construction and for vehicle body construction
Design of tooling for the production of land vehicle parts
Inspection of motor land vehicles [for roadworthiness]
Inspection of motor vehicles before transport [for roadworthiness]
Automotive design
Design of cars
Automotive inspections
Industrial design of cars
Design of motor racing cars
Mechanical research in the field of motor sports
Research in the field of self-driving car technology
Furnishing design services for the interiors of automobiles
Research and development services relating to automobile tires
Industrial analysis and research services relating to automobile tires.