The trademark ESP RainMaker was filed by Espressif Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 7, 2020, and received one opposition filed on September 7, 2020 by WeatherTec AG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Eversheds Sutherland (Germany) Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Solicitors Partnerschaft mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 7, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on February 7, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software, recorded
Data processing apparatus
Smart cards [integrated circuit cards]
Computer memory devices
Electronic chips
Chips [integrated circuits]
Integrated circuits
Printed circuit boards
Printed circuits
Semi-conductors
Semiconductor memories
Electronic semi-conductors
Semi-conductor memory units
All the aforementioned except downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for sending, receiving, storing, and protecting digital currency
Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for accessing an electronic database of business directory information.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Outsource service providers in the field of information technology for IoT (Internet of Things)
Technical research
Research and development of new products for others
Computer programming
Maintenance of computer software
Computer software design
Updating of computer software
Consultancy in the design and development of computer hardware
Computer software consultancy
Information technology [IT] consultancy
All the aforementioned except providing temporary use of nondownloadable computer software that enables users to send, receive, store and protect digital currency
Application services featuring application programming interface software for integrating financial transactions in web sites and mobile applications
Design and maintenance of websites for others, granting access to the sending, receiving, storage and management of a digital currency
Creating a website to allow users to create customized websites with custom profile.