The trademark IDA was filed by DAA Holding GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 2, 2021, and received one opposition filed on December 2, 2021 by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by DENNEMEYER & ASSOCIATES and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 2, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on March 14, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Artificial intelligence software
Interactive software based on artificial intelligence
Machine learning software, all aforementioned software excluding software for big data analysis in the area of controlling, business audit, audit and operational and financial audit.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business consultancy and advisory services
Business management consultancy and advisory services
Computerised market research
Analysis of market research data and statistics
Analysis of market research data
Analysis of market research statistics
Market research consultancy
Business and market research
Business management consultancy
Interviewing for qualitative market research
Interviewing for market research purposes
Market analysis
Conducting of marketing studies
Opinion polling
Conducting of market studies involving opinion polling
Professional business consultation relating to the setting up of businesses
Professional business consultation relating to the operation of businesses
Business strategy services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Programming of software for Internet platforms, except for software for big data analysis in the fields of controlling, business audit, audit and operational and financial audit
Programming of software for website development
Information technology consulting, except for software for big data analysis in the fields of controlling, business audit, audit and operational and financial audit
Software design and development, except for software for big data analysis in the fields of controlling, business audit, audit and operational and financial audit
Product design and development
Software as a service [SaaS], except for software for big data analysis in the fields of controlling, business audit, audit and operational and financial audit.