The trademark application GIROIDENT was filed by RODIAN Identity Services AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Swiss Confederation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 9, 2021, and it was registered by office on December 12, 2021 without any oppositions.
The application was filed in German (English was selected as the second language).
Cancellation Proceedings
A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2021.The first Cancellation was filed by FinAPI GmbH (represented by SKW SCHWARZ RECHTSANWÄLTE) on September 17, 2024 and Final decision – EUTM fully cancelled.
Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on February 1, 2022. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on January 31, 2024. Decisions on applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on September 25, 2024.
The Appeal with reference B R0509/2023-5 was Trade mark declared invalid according to Article 59(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on May 7, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Cancellation with reference B 000052859 was Cancellation rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on January 10, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software
Application software
Payment software
E-commerce and e-payment software
Computer software for processing electronic payments and for transferring funds to and from others
Authentication software for controlling access to and communications with computers and computer networks
Computer software relating to the handling of financial transactions
Downloadable computer software for use in transactions with retailers, merchants, and vendors
Downloadable computer software for transmitting, processing, facilitating, verifying, and authenticating credit and debit card information and transaction and payment information
Computer software for the storage, transmission, verification, and authentication of credit and debit card and other payment and transaction information
Computer programmes relating to financial matters
Financial management software
Software for facilitating secure credit card transactions
Computer software and computer programs, in particular for enabling mobile cashless payment transactions, financial transactions, financial and monetary transactions, financial affairs services and financial administration
Computer software and programmes downloadable from the internet
Applications (software) for portable communications apparatus
Application software for mobile phones
Computer interface software
Computer programs for accessing and using the internet
Computer programs for use in telecommunications
Computer service programs for file management and file compression
Database management computer software
Computer software for data processing, data transmission, for searching and retrieval of data and database management [including downloadable]
Data communications software
Privacy software, Especially Software for secure storage and retrieval of data and for the transmission of confidential customer data
Computer software for authorising access to databases
Online downloadable computer video games
Computer software for accessing information directories
Software for computers and portable communications devices for single login and general login
Software for e-commerce via a global communications network
Computer software for processing digital signatures
Computer software for the display, storage and transmission of information, in relation to the following fields, Payment cards, Personal identification and accountancy information, transaction and financial information
Software and applications for portable communications devices and for computers for enabling and managing payments, banking transactions, electronic money transfers, credit, authentication of transactions, document verification services and identification of persons, transmission of accounts and payments
Software and applications for portable communications devices and for computers for enabling encryption and decoding services
Computer communications software, with which customers can access bank account data and process banking transactions
Computer software for biometric systems for the identification and authentication of individuals
Facial recognition software
Language software, Speech recognition software
Computer software for interpreting fingerprint impressions or hand impressions
Credit screening software
Software and applications for portable communications devices and for computers for electronic processing and transmission of invoicing data
Computer hardware and computer software for facilitating electronic payment transactions via wireless networks, global computer networks and mobile communications devices
Computer hardware and computer software for electronic apparatus and equipment for receiving, processing, monitoring, storing, evaluating, displaying and transmitting biometric and geographic data and information
Software for cashless payment transactions by telephone, via digital communications apparatus, the internet and television connection or at the point of sale, including by means of near field communication (NFC) or a two-dimensional code in the form of a square matrix of black and white dots representing encoded data in binary form (QR code) or a barcode system
Software and applications for portable communications devices and for computers, on which customer contact data is stored, to access vouchers, coupons, voucher codes and discounts from retailers and to receive loyalty or monetary incentives credited to their accounts
Software and applications for portable communications devices and for computers, on which users can access vouchers, coupons, voucher codes, discounts, price comparison information, product ratings, and links to the retail websites of others
Software for the digital authentication of vouchers and coupons
Software and applications for portable communications devices for recognising QR codes and barcodes on digital or non-digital surfaces, including QR codes or barcodes on posters, on the internet, on screens and / or printed or electronic invoices
Application software, with which the trader can accept contactless commercial transactions, the contactless presentation of loyalty goods and the contactless redemption of vouchers, discounts, reductions and special offers
Application software provided via contactless RFID communications devices or NFC technologies, with which the trader can send vouchers, discounts, reductions and special offers directly to mobile communications devices of users
Magnetic cards being computer software
Computer software for scanning images and documents
Software for card readers
Computer software for the remote control of security apparatus
Credit and payment cards
Electronic and magnetic identification cards for use in connection with payment systems
Cards bearing electronically recorded data as well
Cards encoded with security features for authentication and identification purposes
Electronically or magnetically encoded cards, In particular bank cards, Cash cards, Customer cards, Payment cards, Debit cards, gift cards
Encoded cards for use in shops
Labels with machine-readable codes
Encoded identification strips
Digital certificates
Electronic encryption units (magnetic).
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Advertising services for others through means of wireless networks, mobile telecommunications devices or global computer networks
Demonstration and presentation of goods for the public
Arranging and conducting trade fairs and exhibitions for commercial and advertising purposes
Loyalty, incentive and bonus scheme services
Provision of advertising space, time and media
Distribution of advertising, marketing and promotional material
Promoting the goods and services of others by providing a web site featuring links to the online retail web sites of others
Promotion of goods and services of others via rewards and incentives in connection with the use of credit, debit, bank, cash, loyalty, voucher and payment cards via wireless networks, mobile communications devices or global computer networks
Public relations services
Advertising, marketing and promotion consultancy and assistance
Advisory services relating to data processing
Consultancy in business management, in relation to the following fields: Implementation, management and marketing of solutions for electronic payment transactions
Business consultancy and advisory services, Business consultancy and advisory services
Business consultancy in the online payment sector
Business consultancy and advisory services, in relation to the following fields, Organisation of or participation in customer loyalty, bonus, coupon, voucher or reward schemes
Business consultancy and advisory services, in relation to the following fields, Development, implementation and organisation of single sign-on access and general login access to offers via the internet, online shops and other electronic and mobile commercial offers
Business management consultancy, in relation to the following fields, Use and management of information technology, in particular relating to information technology for secure conducting of electronic monetary transactions and electronic payment services via public computer networks and mobile communication apparatus
Analysis services, Research services, Information services, in relation to the following fields, business matters
Trading and consumer information, namely, Retail services, Wholesaling services, in relation the following goods: Software and hardware, Authentication devices, electric and electronic devices for enabling and managing payments, banking transactions, electronic money transfers, credit, authentication of transactions, document verification services and identification of persons, transmission of accounts and payments, devices for reading biometric data, devices for reading encoded credit, bank and other payment cards
Trading and consumer information, namely Auctioneering services, Rental of vending machines, Provision of commercial and business contactinformation, Shared sales services, commercial assessment services, Management of business tenders, Import and export services
Arranging and concluding of commercial transactions and arranging of contracts for the providing of services, in relation to the following fields, Financial transactions, monetary services, Ordering services, Price comparison services, Procurement services, for others, subscription services
Administrative data processing
Information relating to data processing
Marketing research, in particular Tracking, analysing, forecasting and reporting cardholder purchase behaviour
Market analysis services relating to the sale of goods
Collection and systematization of business data
Business information management, namely, Electronic reporting about business analyses, in relation to the following fields, Administration of payments, Authentication, Tracking, bill presentment services.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Electronic payment services
Electronic payment services, namely, providing, processing, verifying, and authenticating payments, credit and debit card transactions, and bill payment transactions with retailers, merchants, and vendors
Providing payment services, Via mobile devices, via the Internet
Payment services provided via wireless telecommunications apparatus and devices
Financial and monetary transactions and banking transactions, in particular for enabling financial transactions via single sign-on access and general login access
Finance services, in relation to the following fields, credit card, Debit, stored value, Prepaid cards
Services, in relation to the following fields, Banking, payments, Credit, Account debits, access to credit
Collection service providers and factoring
Computerised debt collection services
Financial transfers, Financial transactions, Bill paying services, In particular, Via electronic communication networks, Via mobile communications devices
Banking and financial services, in particular using authentication, verification and identification software for ensuring secure electronic payment services via the internet and mobile communications devices
Financial and financing services, Via telephone, Via a global computer network, via the Internet
Services, in relation to the following fields, Secure transactions with electronic money via public computer networks and mobile communications devices for enabling e-commerce, electronic money transfers and the providing of financial information
Finance services, namely Providing of contactless mobile payment transactions through traders at retail, online and other sales points
Services for dealings in securities and Brokerage of securities lending transactions
Financial services for the purchasing of real estate
Financial services for supporting online retailing via networks and other electronic systems using electronically digitalised information
Financial advice, in relation to the following fields, Design of cashless payment processes
Invoice payment
Providing of electronic mobile payment services for others
Credit card services, Payment handling services
Payment processing, namely Providing of transaction processing services for virtual currencies, for others
Arranging and conducting financial transactions
Authentication, Authorizing, Conducting, in relation to the following fields, Financial transactions, In particular, Online financial transactions
Financial services, namely electronic money transfer
Electronic funds transfer
Processing of electronic payments
Conducting of cashless payment processes without the use of payment cards by setting up (cloud-based) secure accounts, on which user data is stored for the cashless payment of goods and services via telephone, global computer networks, mobile communications devices, the internet and television connections or in shops, including by means of near field communication (NFC) or a QR code or a barcode system
Processing of payments with loyalty, credit, bank, cash, voucher and payment cards, in particular online (e-commerce) and portable communication devices (m-commerce)
Management of payments for the purchase of goods and services via an electronic communications network
Processing of credit and debit card transactions
Processing of payment transactions via the Internet
Electronic foreign exchange payment processing
Online banking
Account debits
Electronic debit transactions
Financial and money transactions
Arranging the provision of finance and Arranging the provision of finance
Fundraising and financial sponsorship
Money transfer and Currency transfer services Via electronic communication networks
Online financial transactions
Bill payment services provided through a website
Electronic handling of payments
Financial authorisation, in relation to the following fields: Settlement of financial transactions
Foreign exchange trading services and Trading in stocks
Foreign exchange trading services
Verification of financial information
Financial information provided by electronic means, namely, providing credit and debit card processing services
Surveillance, in relation to the following fields: Payment services, Computer-aided payment transactions
Access to bank account services
Information relating to customer profiles and financial transactions relating thereto and money flow in the field of cashless payment transactions
Financial intelligence, Consultancy and providing of financial data, In particular Via a secure global computer network
Financial appraisal services
Financial evaluation and Provision of online credit reports
Financial engineering services
Financial assessment and risk management for others in the field of consumer credit
Issuance of tokens of value, Issuing of coupons, via the Internet, Via telecommunications devices, in relation to the following fields: Customer loyalty schemes
Enabling of cashless payment transactions via digital commerce with vouchers and coupons and via the digital authentication of vouchers and coupons.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Electronic data interchange services
Computerised communication services
Telecommunication services, Especially Computer communications and Internal access
Audiovisual and digital communications
Internet based telecommunication services
Dissemination of financial information via a secure global computer network
Computerised telephony services
Voice over internet protocol [VOIP] communication services
Telephone and mobile telephone services, namely, transmission of text messages and information via smartphones
Provision of access to content, websites and portals
Providing access to databases in the internet and transmission of data via telecommunication, in particular in the field of authentication, verification and identification to ensure secure cashless payment transactions
Providing a single login access and general access to content, websites, internet portals, e-commerce and m-commerce offers
Providing access to a worldwide computer network and to data in computer networks
Provision of telecommunication connections to global computer network
Providing of telecommunications access and links to computer databases and the internet
Providing access to data via the internet
Providing user access to platforms on the Internet
Providing of access to video and audio platforms on demand and to electronic marketplaces
Providing access to telecommunication channels for teleshopping, e-commerce and m-commerce
Providing and rental of installations and equipment for telecommunications
Providing of access to telecommunications infrastructure, for other users
Transmission of information by computer
Transmission of data, audio, video and multimedia files
Computer aided transmission of messages, data, information and pictures
Electronic transfer of data in the form of machine-readable codes displayed on a screen for mobile devices and transferred via a global remote data processing network, including the internet
Transmission of and providing access to information from a computer database or via the internet in the field of financial services
Electronic mails.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Providing temporary use of online software for processing payments
Arranging of temporary use of online non-downloadable software for processing electronic payments
Providing temporary use of online software for enabling the electronic transfer of money between users
Providing temporary use of online software for use in transactions with retailers, merchants, and vendors
Providing temporary use of online software for transmitting, processing, facilitating, verifying, and authenticating credit and debit card information and transaction and payment information
Providing temporary use of online software for the storage, transmission, verification, and authentication of credit and debit card and other payment and transaction information
Provision of on-line support services for computer program users
Providing electronic memory space on the Internet, Providing search engines for obtaining data on a global computer network
Datawarehousing
Data backup services
Programming services, The installation, in relation to the following goods, Software, Data base software
IT services, namely development, programming and implementation of software, Especially, Development, programming and implementation of software for the providing, implementation and processing of accounting systems and payment flows on the internet and / or via electronic communications networks
Computer programming
Updating and maintenance of computer software and programs
Updating and maintenance of software and database systems
Drafting services, Development, Implementation, Care, in relation to the following goods: computer software for date processing, Computer programs for processing data
Drafting services, Development, Implementation, Care, in relation to the following goods, Software for computers and portable communications devices for single login and general login
Drafting services, Development, Implementation, Updating, Care, in relation to the following goods, Software for receiving, processing, monitoring, storing, evaluating, displaying and transmitting biometric and geographic data and information
Keeping up to date and adapting of computer programs according to user requirements
Development, Programming services, Implementation, Updating, Care, in relation to the following goods, Computer software for database management
Computer programming for the storage of data
Computer database development and Maintenance of computer software for databases
Programming of data processing equipment
Creation and design of information indices based on websites, for others [information technology services]
Design and development of software in the field of mobile applications
Drafting services, Development, in relation to the following goods, Operating software for accessing and using a cloud computer network
Drafting services, Development, The installation, Updating, Care, in relation to the following goods, Software for secure cashless payment transactions via telephone, digital communications devices, the internet, a television connection or a shop, including including by means of near field communication (NFC) or a two-dimensional code in the form of a square matrix of black and white dots representing encoded data in binary form (QR code) or a barcode system
Drafting services, Development, The installation, Updating, Care, in relation to the following goods, Authentication, verification and identification software
Development, The installation, Care, Updating, in relation to the following goods, Software for mobile devices recognising QR codes and barcodes on digital or non-digital surfaces, including QR codes or barcodes on posters, the internet, screens and / or printed or electronic invoices
Drafting services, Development, Installation services, maintenance, Updating, in relation to the following goods, Downloadable computer programs and application software for mobile terminals, with which users can access coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, discounts, price comparison information, products ratings, links to the retail websites of others and discounts
Drafting services, Development, Care, Updating, in relation to the following goods, Downloadable computer programs and application software for mobile devices, with which users can receive promotional offers and monetary incentives credited to their accounts via a cashback system
Electronic data back-up
Electronic storage services for archiving databases, images and other electronic data, computer software research services
Programming of web pages, Maintaining web sites, Especially, in relation to the following fields, Bill paying services
Programming and maintenance of computer software for internet portals and platforms, Especially, in relation to the following fields, Bill paying services
Computer hardware development
Advisory services relating to computer hardware design
Development of computer peripherals
IT services, Application services, Software as a service (SaaS) and rental of software
Providing of temporary use of online non-downloadable software for database management and for transferring, processing and managing data
Providing temporaryuse of non-downloadable software for analyzing financial data and generating reports
Providing of non-downloadable authentication, verification and identification software and mobile communications devices, in particular for enabling single login and general login
Enabling temporary use of online non-downloadable software for the retrieval and management of financial customer data via a global computer information network or telecommunications network
Enabling temporary use of online non-downloadable software for computers and applications for mobile devices for processing electronic payments and financial transactions
Enabling temporary use of non-downloadable software and non-downloadable application software for managing, locating, activating and blocking authentications and digital login information
Application service provider services
Consultancy in the design and development of computer programs
Consultancy relating to cloud computing networks and applications
Counselling, providing information, in relation to the following fields, Rental of software.