The trademark application IPRENATAL was filed by Roche Diagnostics GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). Application refused.
The application was filed in German (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 7, 2020.
The Refusal with reference B 018226610 was Rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 6, 2020 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with Downloadable mobile application software that provides future parents with information related to DNA and chromosomes, chromosome abnormalities and prenatal testing options and computer application software for mobile devices and computers, namely, software for communicating with future parents and sharing knowledge about non-invasive prenatal testing options and DNA and chromosome related information..
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Providing information services and educational tools to explore and visualize the human genome and genomic information through mobile app
Educational services, namely, providing virtual information related to non-invasive prenatal testing
Educational services, namely, offering online knowledge in the fields of nucleic acid sequencing, genotyping, medical diagnostics, and genetics in particular DNA and chromosome abnormalities and prenatal testing options.