The trademark ORCA was filed by NOVOMATIC AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 15, 2012, and received one opposition filed on June 13, 2012 by EK/servicegroup eG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BOETERS & LIECK and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 13, 2012
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on January 16, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with Hardware and software for casino and amusement arcade games, for automatic gaming machines, slot machines, video lottery gaming machines, with or without a prize payout, or for gaming via telecommunications networks and/or the Internet, with or without a prize payout.
The mark was filed in class 28 with following description of goods:
Casino games with or without a prize payout,Automatic gaming machines and gaming machines for commercial use in casinos and amusement arcades or gaming, with or without a prize payout, via the Internet or via telecommunications networks, gaming, with or without a prize payout, for use in telecommunications equipment
Slot machines and/or electronic money-based gaming apparatus with or without prizes
Housings for slot machines and gaming machines
Electronic or electrotechnical gaming apparatus, automatic gaming machines, gaming machines, slot machines operated by coins, tokens, banknotes, tickets or by means of electronic, magnetic or biometric storage media for commercial use in casinos and amusement arcades, with or without a prize payout
Housings for slot machines, gaming equipment, one-arm bandits and gaming machines operated by means of coins, tokens, tickets or by means of electronic, magnetic or biometric storage media
Electric, electronic or electromechanical apparatus for bingo games, lotteries or video lottery games and for betting offices, networked or unnetworked
Electropneumatic and electric pulling machines (gaming machines).
The mark was filed in class 41 with Operating casinos and gaming casinos, betting offices, bingo halls and/or lottery offices and Operating gaming establishments and arcades and/or online Internet casinos and betting platforms..