The trademark SD was filed by SurDoc Corp., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 25, 2012, and received one opposition filed on June 25, 2012 by SD-3C, LLC on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BUGNION S.P.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 25, 2012
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:
Surveying apparatus and instruments
Materials for electricity mains [wires, cables]
Integrated circuits
Remote control apparatus
Galvanic cells.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Television broadcasting
Message sending
Communications by computer terminals
Computer aided transmission of messages and images
Electronic mail
Rental of message sending apparatus
Communications by fiber [fibre] optic networks
Satellite transmission
Providing telecommunications connections to a global computer network
Telecommunications routing and junction services
Teleconferencing services
Providing internet chatrooms
Providing user access to a global computer network [service providers]
Voice mail services
Transmission of digital files.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Technical research
Research and development for others
Computer programming
Computer software design
Updating of computer software
Computer systems analysis
Maintenance of computer software
Computer system design
Conversion of data or documents from physical to electronic media
Creating and maintaining web sites for others
Data conversion of computer programs and data [not physical conversion]
Computer virus protection services
Providing search engines for the internet
Monitoring of computer systems by remote access
Consultancy in the design and development of computer hardware.