The trademark connectbay was filed by CONNECTHUB SRL, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 24, 2017, and received one opposition filed on August 15, 2017 by eBay Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by MISHCON DE REYA LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 15, 2017
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Consultancy services regarding business strategies
Assistance and advice regarding business organization
Business process management and consulting.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Freight and cargo transportation and removal services
Information services relating to the transportation of goods
Transportation and delivery services by air, road, rail and sea
Advisory services relating to the tracking of goods in transit
Rental of transport vehicles
Security storage services [transport]
Rental of warehouses
Warehouse storage
Storage of goods in warehouses
Warehouse storage
Freight warehousing
Storage information
Storage of documentary records
Consultancy services relating to storage
Packing of freight
Wrapping and packaging services
Transport brokerage
Brokerage services relating to storage
Cargo unloading services
Transportation logistics
Delivery of goods.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design and development of computer software for logistics
Design and development of computer software for logistics, supply chain management and e-business portals