The trademark DNI was filed by Rachid Et-Taïbi, a national of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 16, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 12, 2022 by DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PRINZ & PARTNER MBB PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 12, 2022
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch 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:
Computer software and mobile applications
Educational mobile applications
Downloadable electronic publications, in the following fields: Inclusion and diversity.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising for raising public awareness of diversity and inclusivity
Business consulting in the following fields: Diversity and Inclusion
Including the aforesaid services being provided via the internet, internet platforms or via social media.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Teaching, namely workshops, Conferences, Electronic desktop publishing, Keynotes, namely Presentations, Lectures, Corporate educational programmes, panel discussions On diversity, inclusion and culture in the workplace and civil society
Providing educational non-downloadable online information and non-downloadable online resource lists on inclusion and diversity in society
Teaching, namely Providing of live and online seminars
Issuing, Publishing and Providing In connection with the following goods: Lending libraries, Magazines, MAGAZINE, Leaflets, brochures, Publications, instructional materials, teaching materials and other printed matter specifically Relating to the following fields: Diversity and inclusiveness, The aforesaid goods, including in digital form and Electronic desktop publishing, Audiovisual productions and Multi-media productions
Including the aforesaid services being provided via the internet, internet platforms or via social media.
The mark was filed in class 42 with services, In the field of assessing companies, institutions and organisations on inclusiveness and diversity in their policies and/or operations, according to established criteria, with the aim of obtaining the label.