The trademark ALTEOR was filed by COGEDIS, Association Loi de 1901, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 30, 2015, and received one opposition filed on November 29, 2015 by CAISSE GENERALE DE RETRAITE DES CADRES (CGRCR) on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by STRATO-IP and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 29, 2015
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Cancellation Proceedings
A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2017.The first Cancellation was filed by ??? (represented by ???) on December 26, 2019 and Final decision – Request rejected on formalities.
Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on December 10, 2018. Decisions on applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on January 20, 2020.
The Opposition with reference B 002616236 was rejected according to Rule 22(2) CTMIR with decision issued on May 30, 2017 by the EUIPO. The Cancellation with reference B 000030581 was Cancellation rejected according to Article 60(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on September 16, 2019 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Accountancy, internal and external auditing, book-keeping, business research, the provision of commercial and business information, cost analysis, and consultancy services relating thereto
Business management assistance and advice
Secretarial, business efficiency and marketing consultancy services
Personnel management, selection and recruitment, outplacement services
Advisory services relating to mergers, acquisitions, franchising and business liquidations
Tax and taxation advisory, planning, information and consultancy services
Tax proposal support
Management consultancy services including business management, organizational planning and development, project advice, business risk management, process management
Providing business advice relating to business sales and acquisitions, company flotations and investigation of businesses
Business insolvency services
Advertising
Organisation of office functions
Market research and market studies
Information risk management
Providing online information in the field of business management and business administration
Providing business intelligence services
Business services relating to the arrangement of joint ventures
Compilation of computer databases
Business strategy consultancy
Consultancy relating to strategy, marketing, business, business management, communication, merchandising, direct marketing
Maintenance of phytosanitary registers.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Consultancy relating to credit and debit control, investments, grants and financing of loans
Pension services
Fiscal advice
Real estate and property management services
Financing of real estate and of property development
Insurance
Finance services
Consultancy and advisory services relating to financial matters and to taxation
Corporate finance services, namely, advising on financial affairs, financial evaluation and financial consultancy
Actuarial services
Financial risk management services
Debt collection agencies
Fiscal assessments
Monetary affairs
Providing online information in the field of insurance, financial affairs, monetary affairs and real estate affairs
Banking
Stock exchange price quotations
Real-estate valuations
Financial management
Property (Real estate -) management
Arranging the provision of finance
Financial analysis
Mutual funds and capital investments
Financial consulting
Financial estimates and valuations (insurance, banking, real estate)
Fund investments
Real estate transactions
Financial auditing
Calculation and optimisation of subsidies paid to farmers.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
Industrial analysis and research services
Surveys (geological- )
Production of fertilisation records (surveying)
Production of manure-spreading plans (surveying)
Technical management of rainwater
Chemical analytical examinations
Water analysis
Energy auditing
Studies, diagnostics and audits relating to environmental protection (surveying).
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Services pertaining to legal matters, namely consultancy, advocacy, litigation and handling of legal formalities
Tax law consultancy
Consultancy relating to employment law
Consultancy relating to real estate law
Drafting of deeds, legal instruments and legal documents
Studies, analysis and consultancy relating to regulations, in particular regarding the rules that apply in the agricultural field and the environmental field