The trademark IBeeX was filed by Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange EAD, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 18, 2023, and received one opposition filed on December 12, 2023 by Bolsas y Mercados Españoles Market Data, S.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by CLARKE, MODET Y CÍA., S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 12, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003208411 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 15, 2025 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with Commercial intermediation services namely organizing and operating an organized power market for buying and selling electricity with physical delivery , including collecting, recording, systematizing, continuously updating and maintaining of data deriving from the physical trade with the commodity electrical energy.
The mark was filed in class 36 with Finance services namely financial services exclusively related to the settlement and clearing of the transactions occurred as a result of trading with electricity on the organized market for electricity with physical delivery, including quotation of market transaction prices, clearing prices, averages of prices and volumes, as well as determining, calculating, administering and publishing of price indexes based on the concluded on the market place trades.