The trademark SPEEDGROUP was filed by Speedgroup AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 26, 2018, and received one opposition filed on April 24, 2018 by SPEED Group AB on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Abion AB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 24, 2018
The application was filed in Swedish, and Swedish 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 March 22, 2018.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Promotion of sports competitions and events
Development of marketing strategies and concepts
Trade show and exhibition services
Promotion of special events
Distribution of advertising, marketing and promotional material
Advertising and marketing
Promoting the goods and services of others
Promotional marketing
Advertising, including promotion of products and services of third parties through sponsoring arrangements and licence agreements relating to international sports' events
Services with regard to product presentation to the public
Provision of advertising space, time and media
Targeted marketing
Event marketing
Administration of incentive award programs to promote the sale of the goods and services of others
Advertising, marketing and promotional consultancy, advisory and assistance services
Public relations services
Advice in the field of business management and marketing
Trade show and commercial exhibition services
Loyalty, incentive and bonus program services. All of the forgoing not in relation or in use for logistic-, production-, transportation-, inventory-, recruiting- or personnel services.
The mark was filed in class 41 with Education, entertainment and sport services and Providing information about sporting activities. All of the forgoing not in relation or in use for logistic-, production-, transportation-, inventory-, recruiting- or personnel services..