The trademark SPHERE was filed by Getinge IT Solutions ApS, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Denmark (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 14, 2024, and received undefined oppositions.
Opposition Proceedings
There are undefined Oppositions claimed against trademark.
The first opposition filed on July 10, 2024 by SPHEREA Test & Services on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by IPSIDE and its proceedings were handled in English The second opposition filed on July 10, 2024 by Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by TAYLOR WESSING N.V. and its proceedings were handled in English The third opposition filed on July 4, 2024 by Schöppl, Thomas on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Hitzenbichler, Andre and its proceedings were handled in German
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on October 28, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Downloadable or embedded software for tracking information relating to medical, laboratory, monitoring, and scientific research equipment, machines, medical workflow, operating room workflow, workflow optimization and patient safety, and medical patient data, namely vital sign data, patient demographic data, audio data and pre-, intra- and postoperative data video conference systems for processing and transmission of voice, audio, video and multimedia data
Downloadable or embedded software for tracking information relating to instruments, namely, location, maintenance schedule, calibration, analysis, utilization efficiency, operational efficiency, measurement of statistics and vital information gathered by equipment, machines, and instruments, medical and non-medical imaging data
Downloadable or embedded software for devices for recording, transmitting and reproducing sound, moving and still images and texts
Downloadable or embedded software to be used for storage, transport and exchange of recorded data, digital-imaging processors, medical image processors, interface converters, data protocol converters, documentation devices for image documentation, patient data documentation, documentation for medical and non-medical devices, long-term archives, namely, image digitizers for use in the operating room and intensive care unit
Downloadable or embedded software to be used for devices for recording, transmitting and reproducing sound, moving and still images and texts, namely, data encoders for encoding data streamed over a network
Downloadable or embedded software for remote reading of equipment, machinery, and instrument output, recording of clinical decisions, expiration deadlines, compatibility status, update status, availability of equipment, machines, and instruments, all for use in pharmaceutical production, laboratories, research facilities, medical offices, hospitals, operating room facilities, medical care centers and surgeries
Downloadable or embedded software for use in scheduling laboratories, research facilities, medical offices, hospital rooms, operating rooms, surgeries, treatment rooms and medical care centers and identifying availability and status of such physical locations
Downloadable or embedded software for use in tracking patients, samples and specimens in pharmaceutical production, laboratories, research facilities, medical offices, hospitals, medical care centers and surgeries
Workflow and digital management systems in the nature of downloadable or embedded software for managing information and workflow for use in a health care setting
All of the foregoing for use solely in the medical field, in hospitals, in the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing and in research and production laboratories.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for tracking information relating to medical, laboratory, monitoring and scientific research equipment, machines, medical workflow, operating room workflow, workflow optimization and patient safety, and medical patient data, namely vital sign data, patient demographic data, audio data and pre-, intra- and postoperative data video conference systems for processing and transmission of voice, audio, video and multimedia data
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for tracking information relating to instruments, namely, location, maintenance schedule, calibration, analysis, utilization efficiency, operational efficiency, measurement of statistics and vital information gathered by equipment, machines, and instruments, medical and non-medical imaging data
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for devices for recording, transmitting and reproducing sound, moving and still images and texts
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software to be used for storage, transport and exchange of recorded data, digital-imaging processors, medical image processors, interface converters, data protocol converters, documentation devices for image documentation, patient data documentation, documentation for medical and non-medical devices, long-term archives, namely, image digitizers for use in the operating room and intensive care unit
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software to be used for devices for recording, transmitting and reproducing sound, moving and still images and texts, namely, data encoders for encoding data streamed over a network
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for remote reading of equipment, machinery, and instrument output, recording of clinical decisions, expiration deadlines, compatibility status, update status, availability of equipment, machines and instruments, all for use in pharmaceutical production, laboratories, research facilities, medical offices, hospitals, medical care centers and surgeries
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for workflow and digital management systems for managing information and workflow for use in a health care setting
Software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting software for use by others in connection with tracking information relating to medical, laboratory, monitoring and scientific research equipment, machines, medical workflow, operating room workflow, workflow optimization and patient safety, and audio data and pre-, intra- and postoperative data video conference systems for processing and transmission of voice, audio, video and multimedia data
Software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting software for use by others in connection with tracking information relating to instruments, namely, location, maintenance schedule, calibration, analysis, utilization efficiency, operational efficiency, measurement of statistics and vital information gathered by equipment, machines, and instruments, medical and non-medical imaging data and medical patient data, namely vital sign data, patient demographic data
Software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, for devices for recording, transmitting and reproducing sound, moving and still images and texts
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable or embedded software to be used for storage, transport and exchange of recorded data, digital-imaging processors, medical image processors, interface converters, data protocol converters, documentation devices for image documentation, patient data documentation, documentation for medical and non-medical devices, long-term archives, namely, image digitizers for use in the operating room and intensive care unit
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable or embedded software to be used for devices for recording, transmitting and reproducing sound, moving and still images and texts, namely, data encoders for encoding data streamed over a network
Software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, for remote reading of equipment, machinery, and instrument output, recording of clinical decisions, expiration deadlines, compatibility status, update status, availability of equipment, machines and instruments, all for use in pharmaceutical production, laboratories, research facilities, medical offices, hospitals, medical care centers and surgeries
Software as a service (SAAS) services for workflow and digital management systems in the nature of non-downloadable software for managing information and workflow for use in a health care setting
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for use in scheduling laboratories, research facilities, medical offices, hospital rooms, operating rooms, surgeries, treatment rooms and medical care centers and identifying availability and status of such physical locations and providing status of equipment availability and scheduling
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for use in tracking patients, samples and specimens in pharmaceutical production, laboratories, research facilities, medical offices, hospitals, medical care centers and surgeries
Software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting software for use by others in connection with scheduling laboratories, research facilities, medical offices, hospital rooms, operating rooms, surgeries, treatment rooms and medical care centers and identifying availability and status of such physical locations
Software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting software for use by others in connection with remote monitoring of hospital equipment
Software as a service (SAAS) for tracking patients, samples and specimens in pharmaceutical production, laboratories, research facilities, medical offices, hospitals, medical care centers and surgeries
All of the foregoing for use solely in the medical field, in hospitals, in the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing and in research and production laboratories.