The trademark RVU was filed by Uswitch 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 February 3, 2020, and received one opposition filed on March 19, 2020 by R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Teworte-Vey Simon Schumacher & Partner mbB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 19, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 31, 2020. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on May 3, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Business promotion
Business management
Business administration
Business information services
Online, offline and telephone based price comparison and switching service within the following industries, Utilities (Energy, Heating, Water), Communications (Broadband, Telephone, Digital TV, Mobile phones), personal finance, and insurance
Provision of impartial price information relating to the supply of consumer goods and services including telecommunications, telephony, ISP, electricity, gas, water, insurance
Provision of information and advice relating to the aforementioned.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial services
Brokerage services
The provision of financial advice relating to the supply of consumer goods and services including telecommunications telephony, ISP, electricity, gas, water, insurance, brokerage services relating to the procurement of the change of suppliers to consumers of goods and services, including the suppliers of telecommunications, telephony, ISP, electricity, gas, water, insurance.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunications
Telecommunications services including: electronic mail services, providing user access to the internet
Internet communication services
Electronic communication services, including the provision of video on demand
Internet service provider facilities, broadband, cable, digital, satellite television, wireless applications protocol and personal communication broadcasting services
Provision of telephony services, including over the internet
Broadcasting services
Message sending services
Data transmission services
Rental of telecommunications, broadcasting, broadcast receiving, message sending and message receiving apparatus and instruments
Provision of information, advice services relating to all of the aforementioned services.