The trademark WFL was filed by WFL Wirtschaftsförderung Lörrach GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 13, 2016, and received one opposition filed on December 13, 2016 by WFL Millturn Technologies GmbH & Co. KG on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by Jell, Friedrich and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 13, 2016
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 24, 2017. Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on December 3, 2017.
The Opposition with reference B 002818576 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 7, 2017 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business analysis, research and information services
Business assistance, management and administrative services
Commercial trading and consumer information services
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Marketing studies
Collection and systematization of business data
Updating of business information on a computer data base
Analysis of business management systems
Analysis of company behaviour
Business data analysis services
Analysis of business information
Analysis of business statistics
Cost price analysis
Conducting of business research
Provision of business information relating to joint ventures
Information services relating to business matters
Provision of business information relating to franchising
Business information services provided on-line from a computer database or the internet
Providing business information by way of computer terminals
Business information services provided online from a global computer network or the internet
Providing business information, also via internet, the cable network or other forms of data transfer
Information services relating to businesses
Commercial information agencies [provides business information, eg, marketing or demographic data]
Commercial information services, via the internet
Provision of business and commercial information
Information or enquiries on business and marketing
Services for provision of foreign trade information
Provision of commercial information
Analysis of market research data
Analysis of market research data and statistics
Analysis of market research statistics
Analysis relating to marketing
Provision of market research information
Consumer market information services
Interpretation of market research data
Market research consultancy
Advisory services relating to market research
Computerized market research services
Market research data retrieval services
Consumer response analysis
Interviewing for market research purposes
Interviewing for qualitative market research
Market surveys conducted by telephone
Corporate image studies
Marketing research and analysis
Planning services for marketing studies
Market research data collection services
Collection of information relating to market research
Statistical evaluations of marketing data
Investigations of marketing strategy
Business and market research
Economic information services for business purposes
Outsourcing services in the field of business analytics
Benchmarking (evaluation of business organisation practices)
Benchmarking services
Business research and advisory services
Providing business information via a web site
Business statistical information services
Assessment analysis relating to business management
Computerised business information services
Evaluation of business opportunities
Evaluations relating to commercial matters
Evaluations relating to business management in professional enterprises
Cost benefit analysis
Market reports and studies
Expert evaluations and reports relating to business matters
Provision of sales analyses
Conducting of internal business communication surveys
Business efficiency studies
Economic analysis for business purposes
Economic studies for business purposes
Conducting of business feasibility studies
Provision of computerised business statistics
Business statistical studies
Surveys for business purposes
Commercial information agencies
Business analysis of markets
Business management analysis
Business information for enterprises (Provision of -)
Business information
Business analysis services
Business appraisals and evaluations in business matters
Assistance, advisory services and consultancy with regard to business analysis
Business appraisal
Economic forecasting and analysis
Provision of business data
Information and data compiling and analyzing relating to business management
Compilation and provision of trade and business price and statistical information
Provision of computerised information relating to business records
Commercial information research studies
Market research and business analyses
Market studies
Business research and information services
Company information (Searches relating to -)
Acquisition (Business -) searches
Business research
News clipping services.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Fundraising and sponsorship
Valuation services
Real estate services.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education, entertainment and sports
Publishing and reporting
Translation and interpretation.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods: