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018396449

IDS connect


February 9, 2021

Trademark Summary

The trademark IDS connect was filed by GFDI-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Dental-Industrie mbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 9, 2021, and received one opposition filed on December 8, 2021 by IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (c) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PATENTANWÄLTE BREGENZER UND REULE PARTNERSCHAFTSGESELLSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 8, 2021

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:
    1. Mobile apps in the field of dental technology and dental medicine
    2. Software and development tools relating thereto for designing and providing of virtual company representation on the internet, in particular relating to virtual congresses, virtual showrooms and microsites
    3. Electronic publications, downloadable, Including periodicals, catalogues, prospectuses, brochures, membership directories, specialist journal directories, media information, exhibition planners, press archives and other printed information material.
  • The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
    1. Organisation, arranging, Conducting, in relation to the following fields: Organisation of trade fairs, Exhibitions, For commercial purposes, Than for advertising purposes
    2. Organisation, arranging, Conducting, in relation to the following fields: Organisation of trade fairs, Exhibitions, For commercial purposes, Than for advertising purposes, Including virtual online trade fairs and virtual online exhibitions
    3. Internet-based presentations of corporate identities on the internet, in particular relating to virtual congresses, virtual showrooms and microsites
    4. Consultancy and information relating to the aforesaid services
    5. Trade show management services, Including online trade fair management
    6. Mediation and conclusion of commercial transactions for others
    7. Providing of a virtual online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
    8. Providing of a virtual online trade fair and virtual online exhibition for visitors and exhibitors at trade fairs
    9. Updating, maintenance, systematic ordering and collating of data in computer databases
    10. Advertising, including online advertising
    11. Marketing, including event marketing
    12. Distribution of advertising, marketing and promotional material
    13. Rental of advertisement space and advertising material
    14. Provision of advertising space, time and media
    15. Rental of trade fair and exhibition stands
    16. Organisational administration of virtual trade fairs
    17. Public relations services
    18. Presentation of companies and the goods and services thereof, including on the internet and other media
    19. Sponsoring in the form of advertising
    20. Publication, including online, of printed matter, including in electronic form, for advertising purposes
    21. Information, advisory and consultancy services, all relating to the aforesaid services.
  • The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
    1. Teleconferencing services, In particular audio conferences, Video conferencing, Web conferences
    2. Providing virtual facilities for real-time interaction among computer users
    3. Receipt and transmission of information, messages, text, sound, images and data
    4. Providing of access to blogs featuring user-defined content
    5. Providing access to telecommunications networks
    6. Providing user access to platforms on the Internet, Providing user access to portals on the Internet, Especially, Providing of user access to virtual online trade fairs and virtual online exhibitions
    7. Providing on-line chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages amongst users
    8. Telecommunications routing and junction services
    9. Rental of telecommunication equipment, Providing of access to virtual online trade fairs and virtual online exhibitions
    10. Information, advisory and consultancy services, all relating to the aforesaid services.
  • The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
    1. Providing of training, education, teaching and entertainment
    2. Organising, arranging and conducting, In relation to the following fields: Study meetings, Workshops, Trade fairs, Conferences, Congresses, Electronic desktop publishing, In particular for information exchange
    3. Publishing and reporting
    4. Publication, including online, of books, newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets, catalogues, membership directories, specialist journal directories, media information, exhibition planners, press archives and other printed information material and printed matter, other than for advertising purposes, in both printed and electronic form, including in interactive form and via new media
    5. Providing, including online, of non-downloadable electronic publications
    6. Planning and/or arranging and/or organisation of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes
    7. Organisational administration of virtual exhibitions and congresses
    8. Consultancy and information in relation to the aforesaid services, included in this class
    9. Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforegoing.
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