The trademark ARWEN was filed by Arwen AI Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 29, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 27, 2022 by Middle-earth Enterprises, LLC on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (c) Likelihood of confusion, (d) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by SIMMONS & SIMMONS LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 27, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software that provides alerts and notifications to users regarding activity on social media and communications platforms
Software that monitors social media and communications platforms
Software to remove unwanted content from social media and communications platforms
Software for use in computer, data, network and mobile device security
Software for identifying and blocking potentially dangerous or undesirable electronic communications and content.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Collection of data
Data management
Collation and systematisation of information into computer databases
Collection, classification and management of data
Data management services for use in removing personal information from social media and communications platforms
Information, advice and consultancy in relation to the foregoing.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Consulting services in the field of IT and software regarding activity on the internet, dark web, social media and communications platforms
Design, development, installation and maintenance of software for collection, classification, management and response to data from social media and communication platforms
Design, development, installation and maintenance of software for machine learning in the field of social media and communications platforms
Design, development, installation and maintenance of software for data research and analysis in the field of social media and communications
Artificial intelligence and machine learning software as a service (SAAS) in relation to activity on the internet, dark web, social media, and communications platforms
Platforms for artificial intelligence as a software as a service
Provision of software to detect social media on an internet based platform
Provision of software to detect communications on an internet based platform
Software as a service (SAAS) to remove unwanted content from social media and communications platforms
Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in cybersecurity intelligence and protection
Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in monitoring, searching, and analysing the internet, social media, communications platforms and the dark web for criminal activity
Software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, computer software for managing and filtering electronic and wireless communications
Internet security consultancy
Data security services
Information, advice and consultancy in relation to the foregoing.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Computer assisted litigation support
Litigation support, namely, collation of information for use in litigation
Identity verification
Information, advice and consultancy in relation to the foregoing.