The trademark Closefriends was filed by Zweitausendzweihundertzweiundzwanzig, UG (haftungsbeschränkt), a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 9, 2016, and received one opposition filed on September 5, 2016 by VIA TEKSTIL SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Hogan Lovells (Alicante) S.L. & Cia. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 5, 2016
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on November 18, 2019.
The Opposition with reference B 002766007 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on September 25, 2017 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Radio and television advertising
Publicity and sales promotion services
Digital advertising services
Advertisement for others on the Internet
Advertising
Press advertising services
Promotion, advertising and marketing of on-line websites
Consultancy relating to advertising
On-line advertising on a computer network
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Modelling agency services for advertising purposes
Advertising via electronic media and specifically the internet
Provision of advertising space by electronic means and global information networks
Advertising by transmission of on-line publicity for third parties through electronic communications networks
Dissemination of advertising for others via an on-line communications network on the internet
Advertising, including promotion of products and services of third parties through sponsoring arrangements and licence agreements relating to international sports' events
Advertising, marketing and promotional consultancy, advisory and assistance services.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Dating agency services
Escorting in society [chaperoning]
Consulting in the field of personal relationships
On-line social networking services
Online social networking services accessible by means of downloadable mobile applications.