The trademark ASG was filed by ASG Technologies Group, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 16, 2020, and received one opposition filed on November 25, 2020 by ASC Technologies AG on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PĂ–HNER SCHARFENBERGER Inh. Dr. Burkhard Scharfenberger and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 25, 2020
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:
Platform software
Collaboration management software platforms
Workflow software
Workflow management system software
Interface software excluding software specifically directed at the airsoft gun industry
Programming software excluding software specifically directed at the airsoft gun industry
Smartphone software excluding software specifically directed at the airsoft gun industry
Debugging software excluding software specifically directed at the airsoft gun industry
Banking software
AI software excluding software specifically directed at the airsoft gun industry
Business software
Dashboard software
Enterprise software
Diagramming software
Maintenance software excluding software specifically directed at the airsoft gun industry
Editing software
Document management software
Decision-making software
Information retrieval software
Data management software
Computer programs excluding software specifically directed at the airsoft gun industry
Cloud computing software excluding software specifically directed at the airsoft gun industry
Business performance management [BPM] software
Enterprise content management [ECM] software
Computer software with the exception of software related to communication and excluding software specifically directed at the airsoft gun industry.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Data search in computer files for others
Data management
Database management
Data collection services
Compilation of data
Data management services
Systematization of data in computer databases
Database management services
Computer database management
Data processing for businesses
Office services for electronically manipulating data
Information services relating to data processing
Data processing, systematisation and management
Management and compilation of computerised databases
Data processing services in the field of healthcare
Compilation of statistical data relating to medical research
Provision of commercial business information by means of a computer database
Business data analysis services
Online data processing services
Business information services provided on-line from a computer database or the internet.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Consultancy in the field of office and workplace automation
Development of computer platforms
Hosting platforms on the Internet
Cross-platform conversion of digital content into other forms of digital content
IT consultancy, advisory and information services
IT services
Maintenance of software
Software engineering
Computer software consulting services
Data management software consulting services
Data mining software engineering
Maintenance of data mining software
Maintenance of platform software
Maintenance of collaboration management software platforms.