The trademark NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK was filed by C.E.E. High-Tech Holding GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 23, 2020, and received one opposition filed on June 8, 2020 by headhunting for fashion (hhff) international GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by orka Partnerschaft mbB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 8, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with Search engine software and artificial intelligence software..
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Operating search engine for legal and classified government entities, healthcare providers, pharma and drug industry
Providing search engine for legal and classified government entities, healthcare providers, pharma and drug industry
Software as a service (SaaS) featuring computer software platforms for artificial intelligence for legal and classified government entities, healthcare providers, pharma and drug industry
All afore mentioned services with the exception of the field of employment.