The trademark HSG was filed by Sequoia Capital Operations, LLC, a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 15, 2023, and received one opposition filed on November 15, 2023 by Universität St. Gallen Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften (HSG) on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT ANWALTSPARTNERSCHAFT MBB - PATENTANWÄLTE RECHTSANWÄLTE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 15, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 21, 2023. Divisions of EUTM registrations of the trademark registration was recorded on January 4, 2024. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 4, 2024. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on September 24, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business consultation
Business acquisitions and merger consultation
Business management consultation
Business planning consultation
Business organizational consultation
Business operations consultation
Business recruiting consultation
Business marketing consultation
Business consultation services, namely, assessing entrepreneurial business plans
Providing business information to entrepreneurs via electronic and mobile communications networks
Providing online business information and multi-media business information in the nature of articles, commentary and audio and video presentations to entrepreneurs and investors, all in the field of business
None of the aforesaid services being provided in relation to engineering, construction, infrastructure or transport sectors or in relation to goods or services provided in such sectors.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Arranging and conducting educational conferences for business entrepreneurs in the fields of technology, business, entrepreneurship, and innovation
Providing online electronic newsletters delivered by e-mail in the field of company news and news of investments
Arranging and conducting business conferences for business entrepreneurs in the fields of technology, business, entrepreneurship, and innovation.