The trademark iB was filed by SOCIAL BLUE MARKETS S.L, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 20, 2023, and received one opposition filed on August 16, 2023 by Internationaler Bund (IB) Freier Träger der Jugend-, Sozial- und Bildungsarbeit e.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU PATENTANWÄLTE PARTG MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 16, 2023
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003201470 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 14, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Indication panels
Annunciators
Panel meters
Electronic indicator panels
Signalling apparatus
Digital signage
Electronic visual display units
Cloud server software
Information technology and audio-visual, multimedia and photographic devices
Application software for cloud computing services
Downloadable cloud computing software
Cloud computing software.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising services relating to the travel industries
Advertising of business web sites
Marketing
Advertising and marketing
Influencer marketing
Marketing consulting
Provision of information relating to marketing
Advertising and marketing consultancy
Planning of marketing strategies
Affiliate marketing
Research services relating to advertising and marketing
Advertising in the field of tourism and travel.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Providing information to tourists relating to excursions and sightseeing
Provision of tourist travel information
Travel courier services
Provision of sightseeing tours [transport].
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Cloud computing
Private cloud hosting provider service
Public cloud hosting provider service
Cloud storage services for electronic files
Providing virtual computer systems through cloud computing
Providing virtual computer environments through cloud computing
Cloud storage services for electronic data
Cloud hosting provider services
Rental of operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network
Cloud-based data protection services
Consulting in the field of cloud computing networks and applications
Design and development of operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network