The trademark MTM was filed by MTM ASSOCIATION e.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 28, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 28, 2020 by MTM Power Meßtechnik Mellenbach GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE ULLRICH & NAUMANN PARTNERSCHAFTSGESELLSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 28, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German 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:
Software for productivity and process management, the planning of work and staff requirements and for evaluating ergonomic risks in the workplace
Work process analysis software
Productivity-supporting software packages
Recorded and downloadable software applications, data and media
Cloud servers
Software applications for mobile devices
Mobile apps
All the aforesaid goods being solely in the field of the planning of work and personnel requirements and for evaluating ergonomic risks in the workplace and for productivity and process management relating to personnel planning.
The mark was filed in class 16 with Printed matter and Educational and teaching materials..
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business management and organization consultancy
Organisational consultancy in the implementation of productivity management
Business organisation consulting
Professional business work process analysis based on time management and ergonomic data.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Providing of access to websites, databases and computer programs in computer networks
Provision of access to data via the Internet
Providing user access to information on the Internet
Leasing of access time to a computer database.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Training and further training consultancy, practical training (demonstration)
Providing of training centres and practical modules for training courses
Publication of texts
Publishing of research findings and proper application of industrial engineering methods
Arranging and conducting of conferences, congresses and symposiums
Arranging and conducting seminars and workshops
Publication of books.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Engineering relating to the analysis, description and planning of workflows and processes taking account of time and ergonomic data
Development of software for productivity management, the planning of work and staff requirements and for assessing ergonomic risks in the workplace
Research in the field of the analysis, description and planning of manual work processes.