The trademark TipTab was filed by Say Thank You GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 7, 2021, and received one opposition filed on May 6, 2021 by Tiptapp AB on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BERGENSTRÃ…HLE & PARTNERS AB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 6, 2021
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 January 27, 2021. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on February 2, 2022. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 24, 2022. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 19, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 003146259 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on May 15, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software for processing electronic payments and transferring funds to and from others
Authentication software that may be downloaded from a global computer network and/or recorded on computer media
Computer software
Authentication software
Embedded software
Software that is embedded in third-party mobile and web applications, software that is embedded in third-party mobile and web communication methods of any kind
Quick Response (QR) Codes as means of information and communication transmission
Magnetically encoded credit cards
Payment cards
Wired and wireless computer peripherals
Mouse pads
Computer security device
Computer programs used for electronic cash register systems
Cash registers
Electronic cash registers
Automated teller machines (ATM)
Payment terminals, money dispensing and sorting devices
Electronic payment terminals
Hardware for processing electronic payments to and from others
Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments
Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity
Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
Magnetic data carriers, recording discs
Mechanisms for coin operated apparatus
Calculating machines
Data processing equipment
Computers
Fire-extinguishing apparatus.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Instructional and teaching materials relating to clearing and reconciling financial transactions via electronic communication networks
Credit cards without magnetic coding
Non-encoded credit cards
Printed matter
Instructional and teaching material (except apparatus)
Plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes).
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Personnel consultancy
Personnel recruitment consultancy
Employee assessment
Employee rating consultancy services, work and service assessment and service rating consultancy services, time management, time tracking shift management consultancy services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for processing electronic payments and providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable authentication software for controlling access to and communications with computers and computer networks..