The trademark EEVI was filed by Suomen Pikipojat Oy, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 2, 2024, and received one opposition filed on August 1, 2024 by Eurocom Beheer B.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by KILBURN & STRODE LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 1, 2024
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Downloadable software, namely: Downloadable mobile applications for charging of electric vehicles only
Electric car charging piles
Charging stations for electric vehicles
All the aforementioned goods are related only to the provision of services associated with the charging of electric vehicles, and do not include any goods for payment solution services.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Charging of electric vehicles
Vehicle battery charging
Charging of batteries and power storage devices, and rental of equipment therefore
Rental of battery chargers for electric cars
Rental of battery chargers for electric motor scooters
Rental of battery chargers for electric mobility scooters
Rental of battery chargers for electric bicycles
Vehicle service stations [refuelling and maintenance]
Rental of equipment relating to charging electric and semi-electric vehicles
The provision of information in relation to the aforesaid
Provision of information, in relation to the following fields: Maintenance and charging of electric motors.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Software as a service [SaaS] only for services related to the charging of electric cars and the shared use of charging devices for electric vehicles, and not for the purposes of providing any payment solution.
The mark was filed in class 45 with Online social networking services, excluding for social networks on the topic of payment solutions and Provision of information relating to the above..