The trademark POSTPAY was filed by Deutsche Post AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 26, 2013, and received one opposition filed on April 7, 2013 by Francotyp-Postalia GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Gulde & Partner and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 7, 2013
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on August 14, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 002164641 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on November 2, 2014 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus
Fire-extinguishing apparatus
Electronic publications (downloadable)
Files, pictures, ring tones (downloadable).
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising by mail order
Attracting customers and customer care by means of mail advertising (mailings)
Addressing and enveloping of goods, in particular letters, parcels and packages (office functions).
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Insurance
Financial affairs
Monetary affairs
Real estate affairs
Credit card services
Debit card services
Issue of tokens of value
Issuance of credit cards
Issuing of travellers' checks [cheques]
Banking
Pawnbrokerage
Lending against security
Stock exchange quotations
Clearing, financial
Brokerage of carbon credits
Deposits of valuables
Actuarial services
Housing agents
Brokerage
Retirement payment services
Savings bank services
Provident fund services
Securities brokerage
Debt collection agencies
Rent collection
Funds transfer (Electronic -)
Fiscal assessments
Insurance information
Financial information
Factoring
Fire insurance underwriting
Analysis (Financial -)
Financial consultancy
Financial sponsorship
Valuation of standing timber (Financial -)
Evaluation of wool (Financial -)
Financial evaluation [insurance, banking, real estate]
Financing services
Apartment house management
Exchanging money
Business liquidation services, financial
Instalment loans
Home banking
Real estate agencies
Real estate management
Fund investments
Health insurance underwriting
Credit bureaux
Hire-purchase financing
Life insurance underwriting
Mortgage banking
Numismatic appraisal
Organization of collections
Charitable fund raising
Stamp appraisal
Jewelry appraisal
Antique appraisal
Real estate appraisal
Art appraisal
Repair costs evaluation [financial appraisal]
Check [cheque] verification
Marine insurance underwriting
Guarantees
Accident insurance underwriting
Loans [financing]
Rental of offices [real estate]
Renting of flats
Mutual funds
Insurance brokerage
Financial management
Fiduciary
Leasing of real estate
Leasing of farms
Insurance consultancy
Insurance
Safe deposit services
Accommodation bureaux [apartments]
Customs brokerage
Customs brokerage
Shipping insurance
Insurance brokerage, in particular transport insurance brokerage
Electronic commerce payment services, namely, establishing funded accounts used to purchase goods and services on the Internet, electronic credit card transactions.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Facsimile transmission
Telegraph services
Communication by telegram
Telegram transmission.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Transport, in particular transport of goods by motor vehicle, lorry, rail, ship and aeroplane
Transport of relief supplies to disaster areas
Freight brokerage, unloading of freight
Courier services for messages or merchandise
Logistics in the transport sector
Collection, transport and delivery of goods, in particular documents, packages, parcels, letters and pallets
Tracking by means of the electronic tracking of goods, in particular documents, packages, parcels, letters and pallets, included in class 39
Franking of goods, in particular letters, parcels and packages, including online