The trademark fb was filed by FairBanking, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 10, 2011, and received one opposition filed on May 10, 2011 by Old Mutual Public Limited Company on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BAKER & MCKENZIE LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 10, 2011
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on August 19, 2021.
of the trademark registration was recorded on August 19, 2021. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 6, 2016. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 4, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 20, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Quality audit, quality control, quality testing and quality assurance services
Development, issuing and/or awarding of standards for the banking and financial professions
Assessment and inspection of manufacturing and/or service organisations and their operating methods, procedures, products and services
Preparation of reports
Product approval
Service approval
Development of testing methods
Testing of banking and financial methods, products and/or services
Design services
Design of processes, criteria, methods, programmes, schemes and standards relating to certification, quality audit, quality control, quality testing, quality assurance
Inspection and/or research services relating to quality audit, quality control, quality testing, quality assurance
Certification services
Certification of management, systems and product conformity
Accreditation services
Development and implementation of certification and/or accreditation processes, criteria, methods, programmes, schemes and standards
Development, implementation, inspection and/or research services relating to certification, accreditation and certification and/or accreditation processes, criteria, methods, programmes, schemes and standards
Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the foregoing
All the foregoing provided on a not-for-profit basis to banks, building societies and/or other providers of banking services, insurance services, investment services, actuarial services, monetary affairs, asset management, credit services, lending services, pensions services, property management, mortgaging services and/or real estate services but never to the customers of such institutions.