The trademark CSRD Auditor was filed by Giacomo Greci, a national of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant") and Luca Nardoni, a national 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 September 2, 2024, and received one opposition filed on November 28, 2024 by Kompetenznetzwerk Trusted Cloud e.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 28, 2024
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 019072253 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(c) EUTMR with decision issued on January 21, 2025 by the EUIPO.
The application claimed as seniority of the Italian Republic trademark 2024000031729 registered on July 21, 2024 and filed on February 28, 2024 which was accepted by the office.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business auditing
Business efficiency expert services
Business organization consultancy
Economic forecasting
Business information
Commercial information and advice for consumers in the choice of products and services
Compilation of statistics
Providing business information via a web site
Consultancy regarding public relations communication strategies
Competitive intelligence services
Market intelligence services
Financial auditing
Media relations services
Corporate communications services
Advisory services for business management
Business management consultancy
Business management and organization consultancy
Development of business organization strategies relating to corporate social responsibility
Business management assistance.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Academies [education]
Correspondence courses
Teaching
Arranging and conducting of colloquiums
Arranging and conducting of conferences
Arranging and conducting of congresses
Education information
Organization of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes
Online publication of electronic books and journals
Electronic publishing services
Vocational guidance [education or training advice]
Transfer of business knowledge and know-how [training]
Providing training and educational examination for certification purposes
Educational research.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer programming services for data processing
Software engineering services for data processing
Providing scientific information, advice and consultancy relating to net zero emissions