010812949

The Olympic Torch of Football

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April 16, 2012

Trademark Summary

The trademark The Olympic Torch of Football was filed by E & K Beteiligungen AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Swiss Confederation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 23, 2012, and received one opposition filed on August 12, 2012 by Comité International Olympique (Association) on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by WILSON & BERTHELOT and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 12, 2012

The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

The Opposition with reference B 002061748 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on August 29, 2013 by the EUIPO.

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 25 with Clothing, footwear, headgear and Soccer shoes..
• The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Advertising
  2. Business management
  3. Business administration
  4. Office functions
  5. Advertising in the form of sponsoring
  6. Radio and television advertising
  7. Advertising services of a radio and television advertising agency.
• The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Education
  2. Providing of training
  3. Entertainment
  4. Sporting and cultural activities
  5. Production of radio programmes and/or television programmes
  6. Radio, film and television production
  7. Radio and television entertainment services
  8. Production of regional radio programmes
  9. Entertainment services provided by radio
  10. Production of radio and television programmes
  11. Production of radio and television programmes.