The trademark MONEVO was filed by Quint Group Limited, 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 June 20, 2016, and received one opposition filed on August 16, 2016 by Monedo Holding GmbH 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 August 16, 2016
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 20, 2017. Creation of rights in rem of the trademark registration was recorded on September 5, 2017. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 24, 2017.
The Opposition with reference B 002753914 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 15, 2018 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Computer database management services, all relating to the locating, describing, rating and evaluating of a wide variety of financial products and services, including insurance, loans and mortgages
All provided by an Internet website
Providing pricing information, price comparisons, and information about the financial products and services of others via the global computer network
Advertising, marketing and promotional services for the financial products and services of others provided via a global computer network or by way of the Internet
Provision of space on web sites for advertising services
Business services relating to the analysis of financial product prices, product availability and service provider capabilities
Business and market research, surveys and reports
Conducting on-line surveys to compile data about businesses and consumers, and preparing and providing related reports
Providing an online advertising marketplace for the negotiation of commercial transactions between third parties in the selling and purchasing of financial products and services
Operation and supervision of incentive and loyalty schemes
Consultancy, information and advisory services relating to all the above services.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial services
Insurance services
Insurance intermediary services
Loan and credit services
Arranging and providing loans and mortgages
Mortgage brokerage services
Credit and debit card services
Savings and investment services
Provision of financial advice relating to the supply of financial products and services including insurance, loans and mortgages
Administration of financial products and services including insurance, loans and mortgages
Financial assistance and management services
Debt management services
Financial services relating to the provision of vouchers
Issue of tokens, coupons and vouchers of value
Electronic payment services
Financial forecasting and analysis
Financial strategy planning services
Financial reporting, including credit reporting services
Collecting and disseminating online reviews on a wide variety of financial products and services via a global computer network
Consultancy, advisory and information services relating to all the aforesaid services.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunication and communication services
Distribution of electronic information over computer networks, global information networks and wireless networks
Providing links to information concerning consumer services, reviews, references, retailers, suppliers and distributors in an online database and on a website
Electronic transmission of the aforesaid information
Providing access to webpages and databases for searching and navigating within information from databases
Provision of telecommunications access and links to computer databases, computer networks, global information networks and wireless networks
Providing an on-line link to information relating to a wide variety of financial products and services including insurance, loans and mortgages
Electronic mail services
Bulletin board services via global information network
Provision of access to blogs and forums for transmission of messages
Including, but not limited to, all the aforesaid provided by electronic means including the Internet
Provision of hyperlinks on websites for advertising services
Consultancy, advisory and information services relating to all the aforesaid services.