The trademark IDA was filed by Alexander Binzel Schweisstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 8, 2022, and received one opposition filed on June 8, 2022 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 June 8, 2022
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:
Software
Application software
Data and file management and database software
Data management software
Industrial software
Downloadable computer software for remote monitoring and analysis
Software for monitoring, analysing, controlling and running physical world operations
Artificial intelligence and machine learning software
Computer software packages
Assistive software
Business technology software
Computer software, recorded
Computer software packages
Unified communications software
Manufacturing software
Computer-aided manufacturing [CAM] software
Electrical engineering software
Predictive maintenance software
Mechanical engineering software
Software for tablet computers
Software for calculating consumption values
Software for calculating carbon footprints
Software for calculating dust emissions
Software for network and device security
Ethernet hardware
Data communications hardware
Computer networking hardware
LAN [local operating network] hardware
All the aforesaid goods, in particular for apparatus and peripheral apparatus in the field of welding and soldering machines and apparatus
All the aforesaid goods Other than software for recording, analysing and reviewing identity documents, in particular for checking security features.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
IT services
Science and technology services
Technical data analysis services
Computer services for the analysis of data
Hosting platforms on the Internet
Hosting services, software as a service, and rental of software
Software as a service [SaaS]
Maintenance of software for communication systems
Installation of computer software
Software creation
Software engineering
Software development
Computer programming and software design
Software design and development
All the aforesaid services, in particular for apparatus and peripheral apparatus in the field of welding and soldering machines and apparatus.