EUTM file information

010402543

Affinity


November 8, 2011

Trademark Summary

The trademark affinity was filed by Match Group, LLC., a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 9, 2012, and received one opposition filed on May 9, 2012 by Hama GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT ANWALTSPARTNERSCHAFT MBB - PATENTANWÄLTE RECHTSANWÄLTE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 9, 2012

The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).

The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on October 25, 2021.

Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on May 13, 2014. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on May 13, 2014. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 18, 2015. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on January 22, 2018. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 6, 2019. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on January 3, 2024.

The Opposition with reference B 002009879 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on March 21, 2013 by the EUIPO.


Goods And Services

  • The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
    1. Marketing and advertising services
    2. Market research and information research services
    3. The collection, analysis and dissemination of information about advertisements
    4. Competitive analysis and business reporting services
    5. Compilation and systemisation of information into computer databases
    6. Computerised file management services
    7. Business management and information services
    8. Consultancy, advisory and information services relating to the aforesaid services.
  • The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
    1. Providing social introduction and date-arranging services
    2. Administering personality and physical attractiveness testing and creating personality and physical attractiveness profiles of others
    3. Dating agency services
    4. Match-making services
    5. Computer dating services
    6. Provision of dating agency services via the Internet
    7. Provision of dating agency services via television, radio and telephone
    8. Agency services which arrange personal introductions
    9. Social escorting services
    10. Information and advisory services relating to the aforesaid services
    11. Providing information regarding on-line dating and introduction services
    12. Conducting of dating insight surveys
    13. Conducting of relationship surveys.