The trademark S.A.NE was filed by SIMA GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 5, 2021, and received one opposition filed on November 23, 2021 by Brunke, Marc on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BECKORD & NIEDLICH PATENTANWÄLTE PARTG MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 23, 2021
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on December 15, 2021. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on April 15, 2024.
The Opposition with reference B 003158914 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 10, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Wide area network (WAN) routers
Wireless routers
Routers for routing audio, video, and digital signals
SIM cards
Cloud servers
Cloud computing software
Application software for cloud computing services
Data networks
Data conversion apparatus
Broadband installations
VPN [virtual private network] operating software
WAN [wide area network] operating software
LAN [local area network] operating software
LAN access points
Hardware and computer software for CloudSim services
Database server software
Apparatus for the transmission of data
Data communications software
Software-defined wide area networks (SD-WANs)
Hardware and computer software for connecting to networks
Broadband installations
Hardware and computer software for integrating networks and connections in a high-redundancy connecting line
Hardware and computer software in relation to connecting technology for creating a virtual broadband connection.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunications, including the temporary storage and transmission of information and data by electronic means
Providing access to computer databases and computer networks and servers (service providers)
Transmission of database information via telecommunications networks
Transmission in relation to the following goods: Data, audio, video, User-generated content and Multimedia files
Provision of access to content, websites and portals
Electronic and interactive communication services
Making available telecommunications facilities for searching for, retrieving, indexing, linking and classifying data via the Internet and other similar networks
Consultancy and information relating to the aforesaid services, including via electronic networks, including the internet, an internet platform or via social media.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Cloud hosting provider services
Cloud computing
Providing virtual computer systems through cloud computing
Providing virtual computer environments through cloud computing
Consulting in the field of cloud computing networks and applications
Programming of operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network
Providing of software in the cloud (SaaS)
Consulting services in the field of software as a service [SaaS]
Development of computer software for logistics, supply chain management and e-business portals
Design and development of computer software for logistics, supply chain management and e-business portals
Design of computer databases
Data security consultancy
Electronic data storage
Computer programming services for data warehousing
Development of systems for the transmission of data
Computer services relating to electronic data storage
Data back-up services
Hosting services, software as a service, and rental of software
Monitoring of network systems
Design and development of network systems
Providing information about the design and development of computer software, systems and networks
Providing of consultancy in relation to network troubleshooting, management and traffic
Consultancy and information services relating to information technology architecture and infrastructure
Data as a service (DaaS)
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Integration of networks and connections in a high-redundancy connecting line
Providing of technical services in relation to connecting technology for creating a virtual broadband connection.