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  Alicante, 07/12/2018
 
  PATERIS PATENTANWÄLTE PARTMBB
  Markgrafenstr. 22
  10117 Berlin
  Germany

Receipt of notice of opposition

Number of the opposition: 003070536

Your reference: T50053/EU

Trade mark: 017938162
TWINT AG
Opponent: Stampfenbachstrasse 114
8006 Zürich
Switzerland

Your notice of opposition, directed against the abovementioned trade mark, was received by the Office on
07/12/2018 at 14:25:48 .

It was given the above opposition number.

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Acknowledgement of receipt of a Notice of opposition

Your notice of opposition has been submitted successfully.  
We thank you for choosing to use the online OPPOSITION form.
 
Opposition number: 003070536

Date of submission: 07/12/2018

Time of submission: 14:25

Number of attached files: 1

Payment method: Current account with EUIPO

Payment ID number: 186EW372

Account No: 0000001694

 
Please indicate the opposition number in any further communication with the EUIPO.
 

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Your reference: T50053/EU

Opponent(s)   Opponent EUIPO ID: 659541

Name of legal entity or first
TWINT AG
name and surname:
Legal form: AG
Type: Legal Entity
Street address: Stampfenbachstrasse 114
City: Zürich
Postal Code: 8006
Country: Switzerland

Postal address (if different):  

Telephone number:  
Fax number:  
E-mail address:  
Website:  

Representative(s)   EUIPO representative ID: 24594

Name or legal name: PATERIS PATENTANWÄLTE PARTMBB
Type: Association
Street address: Markgrafenstr. 22
City: Berlin
Postal Code: 10117
Country: Germany

Postal address (if different):  

Telephone number: 00 49-3079748438
Fax number: 00 49-3079748439
E-mail address: berlin@pateris.de
Website: http://www.pateris.de

Challenged entity   Challenged registration ID: 017938162

Type of entity EUTMA
Name of the owner/holder: CREATIVE MEDIA DEVELOPMENT S.R.L.
Application date: 31/07/2018
Registration date  
Representation of the trade
TWIFT
mark
Trade mark type Figurative

Representation of mark

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Language of proceedings First language: EN (English) Second language: FR (French)  

Extent of the application Against all the goods and services

Against some of the goods and services

Class Goods and services

Advertising; Direct mail advertising; Distribution of advertising materials; Online advertising via a computer
communications network; Publication of advertising texts; Commercial assistance in business management;
Business consulting services in the field of online payments; Business information services, namely electronic
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reporting of business analytics relating to payment processing, authentication, tracking and invoicing; Business
management and advice, namely optimization of payments to businesses; Compilation and systematization of
data into computer databases.

Class Goods and services

Financial services, namely enabling electronic transfer of funds; Credit card and debit card transaction processing
services; Providing electronic mobile payment services for others; Electronic Foreign exchange transactions;
36 (EN) Consultancy services relating to all the aforementioned; Financial clearing services; Bill payment services
provided through a website; Managing credit cards, debit cards, payment cards and other forms of electronic
payment via communications networks transactions for business purposes.

Class Goods and services

Provision of security services for computer access, authorization, authentication, encryption, identification and
42 (EN) digital certificate services; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for processing
electronic payments.

Grounds for opposition

Selected ground number 1

Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR - The contested mark is identical to the earlier trade mark and covers identical goods and/or services
Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR - There exists a likelihood of confusion on the part of the public
Basis of opposition

Type of basis EUTM/A
Name of the owner/applicant TWINT AG
Application date 15/10/2014
Filing number 013361332
Registration number 013361332
Registration date 22/09/2017
Expiry date 15/10/2024
Trade mark type Word
Verbal elements TWINT

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The opposing party accepts that the necessary information for this trade mark is imported from the relevant online official
database, accessible through TMVIEW, and that this source is used for substantiation purposes without prejudice to its right or
obligation to provide any additional information that may be necessary to comply with the substantiation requirements of Article
7(2) and (4) EUTMDR

Goods and services used Based on all the goods and services

as basis Based on part of the goods and services, namely:

Class Goods and services

Computer software; Programs for electronic data processing installations and equipment; Data processing
programs for communications systems; Application software in the field of mobile operating systems (mobile
apps); Computer software and data processing software for e-business portals; Computer software and data
processing software for e-business portals, for analysing payment transaction data; Computer software and
data processing software for e-business portals, for digitising letters and correspondence in the context of
sending and distribution; Computer software and data processing software for e-business portals, for managing
alternative delivery addresses and for shipment tracking for letters and parcels; Computer software and data
processing software for enabling sending of signed and/or encrypted e-mails; Computer software and data
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processing software for enabling electronic transmission of data and information; Computer software and data
processing software for enabling electronic reception of data and information, in particular letters; Computer
software and data processing software for enabling management of alternative delivery addresses and
shipment tracking for letters and parcels; Computer software and data processing software for enabling
electronic signatures; Magnetic and optical data media; Currency-operated automated teller machines (ATM)
and ticket dispensers; Automatic machines for carrying out monetary transactions of all kinds; Automatic
machines for information purposes, namely for information regarding monetary affairs and for information
purposes relating thereto.

Class Goods and services

Drawing up of statements of accounts, payroll preparation, accounting; Advertising and sales promotion, in
particular on a website; Rental of fair huts for sales purposes; Rental of vending machines; Advertising by mail
order; Marketing studies; Business management and organisation consultancy, business consultancy;
Professional business consulting; Personnel consultancy; Retailing via electronic channels, including the
internet, in relation to cosmetics, pharmaceutical preparations, software and hardware, digital recording media,
35 (EN) vehicles, common metals and precious metals, jewellery, clocks and watches, printed matter and publications,
gift articles, namely ornaments, stationery products, furniture, textile goods and clothing, games, foodstuffs,
beverages and tobacco products; Assistance for processing commercial transactions, for others, including
information relating thereto; Management of customer address files; Import agencies for vehicles; Document
reproduction; Computerised file management; Consultancy relating to all of the aforesaid services; Including all
of the aforesaid services via electronic channels; Consultancy relating to data processing.

Class Goods and services

Financial clearing, Electronic funds transfer, Installment loans; Financial affairs; Monetary affairs; Debt
collecting services; Real estate affairs, In particular rental of facilities for sales purposes; Insurance; Monitoring,
36 (EN) analysis and evaluation of payment transaction data; Electronic processing of business procedures, financial
operations and payment transaction data; Financial consultancy for companies, and consultancy relating to all
of the aforesaid services; Including all of the aforesaid services via electronic channels.

Class Goods and services

37 (EN) Maintenance of computer hardware.

Class Goods and services

Telecommunications, in particular voice and data transmission; Transmission of data and information between
customers and companies by means of telecommunications, computers, and via electronic channels;
Information regarding electronic transmission of data and information by means of telecommunications and via
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electronic channels; Routing of messages, in particular SMS (short message service); Telephone services
within the framework of a call centre; Transmission of data from databases, In particular via e-mail; Electronic
mail; Telephone, telecopier and videotext services, mobile radio services; Providing of access to global

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computer networks and computer databases; Providing of user access to internet portals, databases and
application software in the field of mobile operating systems (mobile apps); Providing of user access to internet
portals, databases and application software in the field of mobile operating systems (mobile apps) for analysing
payment transaction data; Providing of user access to internet portals, databases and application software in
the field of mobile operating systems (mobile apps) for receiving digitised letters and correspondence;
Arranging of access time to a database, with and without payment, for viewing or downloading data,
information and graphics or images via electronic media (the internet); Consultancy in the field of the electronic
transmission of documents, images, data and information; Consultancy in the field of the transmission of
information between customers and businesses by means of telecommunications, by computer or via
electronic channels; Consultancy relating to all of the aforesaid services.

Class Goods and services

Design, development and updating of computer hardware and software; Maintenance of software; Maintenance
of database software; Maintenance of software for internet access; Development of data processing programs;
Development of data processing programs for communications systems; Development of application software
in the field of mobile operating systems (mobile apps); Development of computer software and data processing
software for e-business portals; Development of computer software and data processing software for e-
business portals, for analysing payment transaction data; Development of computer software and data
processing software for e-business portals in the field of packaging, sending and distribution of letters,
correspondence, and other movable property, including documents, valuables, goods and other commodities;
Development of computer software and data processing software for e-business portals for digitising letters,
correspondence, and documents; Development of computer software and data processing software for e-
business portals for managing alternative delivery addresses and for shipment tracking for letters and parcels;
Development of computer software and data processing software for enabling sending of signed and/or
encrypted e-mails; Development of computer software and data processing software for enabling electronic
42 (EN) transmission of data and information; Development of computer software and data processing software for
enabling electronic reception of letters; Development of computer software and data processing software for
enabling management of alternative delivery addresses and shipment tracking for letters and parcels;
Development of computer software and data processing software for enabling electronic signatures; Digitising
of letters, correspondence, and documents; Scientific and technological services, in particular for
communications systems, in the field of mobile operating systems (mobile apps), for e-business portals, for
enabling sending of signed and/or encrypted e-mails, for enabling electronic transmission of data and
information and for enabling electronic signatures; Rental of operating time on computer hardware (service and
access providers); Rental of computers and software; Providing of temporary use of downloadable software
applications for using internet portals and access thereto; Providing of temporary use of downloadable data
import and management software; Website design services; Rental and maintenance of memory space for
websites, for others (hosting); Programming and maintenance, including optimisation, of websites, for others;
Rental of access to a database (information technology); Consultancy and information relating to all of the
aforesaid services.

Entitlement Owner/Co-owner Authorised licensee

Person authorised under the applicable law

Statement of grounds      

Uploaded File(s)

Title Confidential
Statement of grounds.pdf

File(s) linked from other proceedings

Procedure Filing number Subject Date

Fees      

Payment method Current account
Opposition of EUTM fee 320.00 €
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Total amount 320.00 €
Current account with EUIPO  
Account Nº 0000001694
 
Signature      

First name and Surname Capacity of the signatory

Carsten Grünheit Professional representative

Annexes:

 
Selected ground number 1

No attachments

Annexes:

Statement of grounds.pdf

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