The trademark NEED was filed by Need Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 21, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 20, 2022 by BITE GmbH on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ERNICKE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 20, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 6, 2024.
The Opposition with reference B 003179100 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on January 15, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software for use in the field of healthcare
Software for management of medical and scientific research
Software for use in cancer diagnosis and treatment
Software for use in health and medical screening
Software for use in providing medical advice, health and wellness content, and advice on medications for treatment, patient assistance and health insurance
Software for use in data processing
Software for use in electronic data collection and data submission
Software for use in online billing, payment processing and debt recovery
Software for use in the collection, reporting and analysis of healthcare data
Software for use in medical testing and management of data from such testing
Software for use by patients and medical professionals to distribute and share medical data, schedule appointments, send notifications, and provide access to healthcare information, documents and diagnoses
Software for use in providing and processing of healthcare information
Software for organizing financial, clinical, and research information for healthcare providers, medical insurance carriers, life insurance carriers, hospitals and other medical facilities, patients, pharmaceutical companies, and biotechnology companies
Artificial intelligence software
Software for use in healthcare operations management
Software for use in appointment scheduling and appointment reminders
Software for sending and receiving audio calls, video calls, voice messages, and text messages between patients and health care providers
Software for social networking among consumers and patients
Software for use in marketing and sale of medical and life insurance policies
Software for use in underwriting and pricing of medical and life insurance policies.