The trademark HYPE HYDROGEN POWER EXPO was filed by ITALIAN EXHIBITION GROUP S.P.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant") and HANNOVER FAIRS INTERNATIONAL GMBH, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on August 13, 2024, and received one opposition filed on November 13, 2024 by HYPE on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by IN CONCRETO and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 13, 2024
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:
Business administration
Distribution of advertising, marketing and promotional material
Provision of advertising space, time and media
Business advertising services relating to franchising
Advising commercial enterprises in the conduct of their business
Business advice relating to strategic marketing
Management advisory services related to franchising
Organization of trade fairs for commercial or advertising purposes
Rental of advertising space
Compilation of statistics.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Arranging of displays for cultural purposes
Organisation of conferences related to entertainment
Organization of entertainment events.
The mark was filed in class 43 with following description of goods:
Providing convention facilities
Provision of facilities for exhibitions
Providing conference rooms
Provision of conference, exhibition and meeting facilities