The trademark RTPPK INTERNATIONAL...RESEARCHES was filed by Casting International B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 31, 2023, and received one opposition filed on October 16, 2023 by Telecom Italia S.p.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BIRD & BIRD Società tra Avvocati S.r.l. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 16, 2023
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch 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:
Office functions
Commercial intermediation services
Purchasing services
Publication of advertising texts
Distribution of advertising material
Implementation and application of marketing techniques, including inscription placements, goods and service placements, message engagement and so-called perpetual ads
Search engine marketing services
Mediation of advertising
Promotng jobs by placing advertisements
Personnel management
Business project management
Recruitment, selection, providing, sending out, deployment and secondment of personnel, including for the film industry
Outplacement and replacement
Job matching services
Human resources management
Consultancy in the field of personnel and personnel affairs
Personnel recruitment and personnel selection
Services of recruiters, including for the film industry
Headhunting services
Casting agency services
Sponsorship search
Business intermediary services in the purchase and sale, import and export, And wholesaling and retailing in relation to the following goods: Teaching and and teaching material, printed publications, including the following goods: Books, newsletters, magazines, pamphlets, and brochures, greeting cards, Magazines, Magazines, Periodicals, Leaflets, brochures, Published material and Other printed matter, Electronic publications, Production of audiovisual media and Multimedia productions, Including downloadable publications and productions
Merchandising
Online ordering services
Provision of commercial information
Organisation of events for commercial and advertising purposes
Sponsorship search consultancy services
Promotion of goods and services through sponsorship
Consultancy and information regarding the aforesaid services
The aforesaid services also provided via electronic networks, such as the Internet.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Teaching, including in relation to the following fields: spirituality
Audio, video and multimedia production, and photography
Edutainment
Film production services
Film editing (Photographic -)
Film recordings, Including filming with real-time control by customers, viewers and subscribers
Making of videos, including the making of video reconstructions based on life experience [lessons learned]
Movie studio services
Preparation of films
Film location scouting and management services
Production of films and videotapes
Providing of training, education, training sessions and courses
Organising and conducting of congresses, seminars, lectures and other educational activities
Organisation of trade fairs and exhibitions for cultural and educational purposes
Film and video film rental
Publishing, lending and dissemination of books, newspapers, magazines, guides, programme listings and other publications
Publishing services
Consultancy and information regarding the aforesaid services
The aforesaid services also provided via electronic networks, such as the Internet.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Conducting of scientific national and international cultural comparison studies on causes of universal problems
Application of mathematical formulae in the context of scientific research, including via search-and-find machines
Scientific research and technological services in the field of crowdfunding, alternative financing, crowdsourcing, crowdfunding and communities
Scientific research and technological services in the field of swarming, providing of industrial analysis and industrial research services
Concept development in the following fields: Information technology and Multimedia technology, Animations and preparation of special effects
Artificial intelligence consultancy
Automation services
Consultancy and information regarding the aforesaid services
Including the aforesaid services provided via electronic networks, including the Internet.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Litigation consultancy
Legal services in the field of intellectual property
Protection, enforcement and management of intellectual property
Licensing of intellectual property
Cultivating of legal values
Film, television and video licensing
Copyright management, including for programme makers and TV format developers
Licensing, for others, for the use of intellectual property, including copyrights for programme makers and TV format developers
Copyright agencies
Drafting of contracts, including for programme makers and TV format developers
Advisory services relating to regulatory affairs
Reviewing standards and practices to assure compliance with laws and regulations
Consultancy and information relating to the aforesaid services
The aforesaid services also provided via electronic networks, such as the Internet.