The trademark Guru was filed by Breakthrough Consulting Lda., a corporation established under the laws of the Portuguese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 5, 2013, and received one opposition filed on July 29, 2013 by O2 HOLDINGS LIMITED on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by STOBBS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 29, 2013
The application was filed in Portuguese, and Portuguese was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 10, 2013. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 27, 2013. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on September 22, 2013.
The Opposition with reference B 002220773 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on November 10, 2014 by the EUIPO.
The application claimed as seniority of the Portuguese Republic trademark 010636553 registered on July 25, 2012 and filed on February 11, 2012 which was refused by the office.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments
Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity
Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
Magnetic data carriers, recording discs
Compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media
Mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus
Cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers
Computer software
Fire-extinguishing apparatus.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Rental of advertising space on the Internet
Advertizing via electronic media and specifically the Internet
Advertising and commercial information services, via the internet
Advertising services provided over the Internet
Business information services provided online from a global computer network or the Internet
Providing an on-line commercial information directory on the Internet
Providing a searchable online advertising guide featuring the goods and services of other vendors online on the Internet
Business administration for processing of sales made via the Internet.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education services relating to computer software
Training courses relating to computer software
Training services concerned with the use of computer software
Training services relating to management consultancy
Arranging professional workshop and training courses
Organising of educational seminars relating to
Services of training and education
Professional training services
Training services
Providing courses of training
Courses in self-awareness- Providing of training
Training services relating to the use of information technology
Tuition in health
Training services related to business
Entertainment, education and training services
Provision of training courses
Arranging and conducting of workshops and training
Supervision - coaching - in economy and management
Training and coaching
Computer-aided education in the field of commercial business management