The trademark VIIV was filed by ViiV Healthcare UK 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 November 7, 2019, and received one opposition filed on February 9, 2020 by VNU Exhibitions Europe B.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by NOVAGRAAF NEDERLAND B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 9, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 6, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on February 24, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 41 with Educational services, namely conducting seminars regarding health and health awareness and dissemination of materials in connection therewith, excluding the field of agriculture and feed, agro and food industries.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Research and development services in the fields of drug discovery, drug discovery products, pharmaceuticals, medicinal diagnostics, biological products, medical apparatus, devices and instruments
Conducting clinical trials
Scientific consulting
Supply of information in the area of laboratory technology
Medical laboratory services
Provision of scientific information via Internet portals.
The mark was filed in class 44 with following description of goods:
Providing health and medical information about medical disorders
Counselling and charitable services, namely providing information and assistance with respect to health and health awareness
Provision of medical information via Internet portals
All the aforesaid consultations and services also provided by means of a database.