The trademark EMBLAZE was filed by Corporate Visions, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 27, 2023, and received one opposition filed on September 27, 2023 by EMBRACE GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BIRD & BIRD LLP and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 27, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 29, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Downloadable publications
Downloadable educational course materials
Downloadable and recorded content
Downloadable educational course materials and publications, namely, printable workbooks, booklets, manuals, instructional materials, studies, course material and informational sheets in the field of sales, marketing, business and leadership
Downloadable electronic publications in the nature of workbooks, booklets, manuals, instructional materials, studies, course material and informational sheets in the field of sales, marketing, business and leadership.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business assistance, management and administrative services
Business advisory services
Business consultancy and advisory services
Business consultancy services
Consultancy and advisory services in the field of business strategy
Business assistance
Business analysis
Business management
Sales management consultancy
Consulting in sales techniques and sales programmes
Advertising, marketing and promotional consultancy, advisory and assistance services
Providing information concerning commercial sales
Information about sales methods
Business consulting
Business management consultancy in the field of executive and leadership development.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Educational examination services
Educational services
Seminars
Training
Providing education and classes for certification in the field of sales, marketing, business and leadership
Education services, namely providing of educational and academic tests
Education services, namely, providing on-line classes, physical classes, seminars and workshops in the field of sales, marketing, business and leadership
Education services, namely, providing training of business professionals for certification in the field of sales, marketing, business and leadership
Providing a website featuring resources, namely, non-downloadable publications in the nature of presentations and instructional material in the field of sales, marketing, business and leadership
Providing sports entertainment via a website
Providing video entertainment via a website
Providing entertainment information via a website
Providing multi-media entertainment via a website
Providing educational services via a website featuring non-downloadable videos in the field of sales, marketing, business and leadership
Providing training for certification in the field of sales, marketing, business and leadership.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Testing, authentication and quality control
Testing, analysis and evaluation to determine conformity with established accreditation and certification standards
Testing, analysis and evaluation of sales, marketing, business and leadership knowledge, skills and abilities to determine conformity with established accreditation standards
Testing, analysis, and evaluation of sales, marketing, business and leadership knowledge, skills and abilities to determine conformity with certification standards
Testing, analysis and evaluation of the goods and services of others for the purpose of certification.