The trademark cPlatform was filed by FocusCura B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 8, 2020, and received one opposition filed on June 8, 2020 by THE CO-OPERATIVE BANK PLC on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (c) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MARKS & CLERK LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 8, 2020
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software applications, downloadable, excluding software for financial lending services and mortgage services
Data processing equipment
Computer software, recorded, for computers, tablet computers and smartphones, excluding software for financial lending services and mortgage services
Computer application software for use in implementing the Internet of Things [IoT]
Internet of Things [IoT] sensors
Internet of Things [IoT] gateways.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Computer-aided transmission of messages and images
Telecommunication services
Communication services over computer networks
Communications by telephone
Radio telecommunications
Radio, telephone, telegraph communication services
Communications by cellular phones
Providing multiple-user access to a global computer information network
Provision of on-line forums
Providing access to databases
Providing access to databases
Telecommunications
Electronic bulletin board services
Providing telecommunications connections to a global computer network
Rental of telecommunication equipment
Videoconferencing
Audio teleconferencing
Teleconferencing services
Electronic messaging
Rental of access time to global computer networks.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design, development, installation, maintenance, updating or rental of computer software