The trademark splunk was filed by Splunk Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 1, 2020, and received one opposition filed on May 28, 2020 by Deutsche Telekom AG on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by HOGAN LOVELLS INTERNATIONAL LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 28, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on December 15, 2020. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 6, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software for collecting, analyzing, evaluating, monitoring, and transmitting data in the fields of compliance, network security, enterprise security, and maintenance
Computer software for detecting fraudulent transactions and activities
Computer software for investigating, remediating, and responding to fraud and to network and enterprise threat incidents
Computer software for troubleshooting, diagnosing, and protecting computer software, hardware, networks, virtual machines, and operational technology
Computer software for use in analyzing and monitoring computer networks
Computer software for diagnosing industrial and business performance issues
Computer software in the field of application analytics
Computer software for providing operational intelligence, business analytics, security information, and troubleshooting based on data
Data mining software.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software and applications for collecting, analyzing, evaluating, monitoring, and transmitting data in the fields of compliance, network security, enterprise security, and maintenance
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software and applications for detecting fraudulent transactions and activities
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software and applications for investigating, remediating, and responding to fraud and to network and enterprise threat incidents
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software and applications for troubleshooting, diagnosing, and protecting computer software, hardware, networks, virtual machines, and operational technology
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software and applications for use in analyzing and monitoring computer networks
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software and applications for diagnosing industrial and business performance issues
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software and applications in the field of application analytics
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software and applications for providing operational intelligence, business analytics, security information, and troubleshooting based on data
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable data mining software
Consulting services in the field of information technology
Technical consulting services in the fields of datacenter architecture, public and private cloud computing solutions, and evaluation and implementation of information technology and services
Technical support services, namely, remote and on-site infrastructure management services for monitoring, administration and management of public and private cloud computing and information technology systems.