The trademark PADEL TREND EXPO was filed by Padel Trend S.r.l., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 12, 2023, and received one opposition filed on September 28, 2023 by PUMA SE on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by GÖHMANN RECHTSANWÄLTE ABOGADOS ADVOKAT STEUERBERATER PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 28, 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 25 with following description of goods:
Clothing, footwear, headgear
Articles of sports clothing
All the aforesaid goods exclusively for padel
None of the above mentioned goods being related to golf.
The mark was filed in class 28 with following description of goods:
Gymnastic and sporting articles
Sporting and physical exercise equipment
Paddle ball games
Balls for racket sports
Cases adapted for sporting articles
All the aforesaid goods exclusively for padel
None of the aforesaid goods being for or in connection with golf.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Digital marketing
Copywriting
Study, conception, creation, organisation, management and conducting of loyalty and incentive schemes and campaigns
Organisation, execution, presentation, conducting and management of congresses, colloquiums, events, fairs, shows, exhibitions For business, promotional and advertising purposes
Public relations services
Arranging and implementation of publicity campaigns, Organisation and execution of promotional campaigns, merchandising, product launches and sponsorships
Presentation and demonstration of goods for promotional or advertising purposes
Advertising, marketing and promotional consultancy, advisory and assistance services
Trade show and commercial exhibition services
Design and creation of business communication schemes
Image studies for companies taking part in fairs and industry exhibitions
Web site traffic optimization
Search engine optimisation
Providing marketing consulting in the field of social media
Collection of data
Data processing
Statistical evaluations of marketing data
Preparations and production of audiovisual presentations for advertising purposes, Preparation of audio-visual recordings Than for advertising purposes and Production of audiovisual recordings for advertising purposes
Provision and rental of advertising space, time and media
Providing of advertising space via electronic media
Design, execution, organisation, management and conducting of congresses, colloquiums, events, fairs, shows, exhibitions for commercial, advertising or promotional purposes in virtual environments and the metaverse
Promotion of goods and services via event sponsorship in online environments, online virtual environments and extended virtual reality environments.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Creation of bonus schemes and loyalty and incentive reward schemes through the issue of coupons, vouchers and loyalty cards with payment functions
Issuing tokens of value as part of a customer membership scheme
Issuing and providing of prepaid cards and vouchers relating to bonus and reward schemes.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Transport
Packaging and storage of goods
Arranging of transportation for travel tours
Planning and organisation of promotional trips.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Organisation, execution, presentation, conducting and management of fairs, exhibition, meetings, congresses, conferences, events, occasions, events For recreational purposes, For educational purposes, For sporting purposes and for cultural purposes
Organisation, execution, presentation, conducting and management of national and international congresses and colloquiums
Entertainment services, Namely providing of virtual environments for streaming of entertainment and sports content and live streaming of entertainment and sports events
Entertainment services, Namely arranging, installing and hosting of virtual shows and entertainment and sports events
Providing virtual environments in which users can interact for recreational, leisure, social gaming, or entertainment purposes
Live streaming of entertainment, sporting and cultural events, The aforesaid services in virtual environments.