The trademark SPIRIT OF SERVICE was filed by Qwest Communications International Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 22, 2004, and received one opposition filed on November 10, 2004 by MIP METRO Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Hoffmann, Lars and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 10, 2004
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 21, 2006. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 12, 2007.
The Appeal with reference B R0779/2007-1 was Opposition rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on January 6, 2008 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 000753238 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on March 27, 2007 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software for use in telecommunications network services
Computer hardware for the provision of multiple user access to a global information network
Pagers
Telephones, telephone accessories, and caller ID display devices
Wireless telephone communications equipment and attachments therefor
And magnetically encoded telephone calling cards and credit cards.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods: