The trademark IDS online was filed by GFDI-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Dental-Industrie mbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 12, 2021, and received one opposition filed on December 8, 2021 by IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (c) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PATENTANWÄLTE BREGENZER UND REULE PARTNERSCHAFTSGESELLSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 8, 2021
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1720001 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Mobile apps
Software and development tools relating thereto for designing and providing virtual company representation on mobile apps
Software and development tools relating thereto for designing and providing of virtual company representation on the internet, in particular relating to virtual congresses, virtual showrooms and microsites
Software, Especially Communication and networking software and Artificial intelligence software
Software for operating an online shop
Computer e-commerce software
Downloadable application software for smartphones
Downloadable applications for use with mobile devices
Electronic publications, downloadable, Including periodicals, catalogues, prospectuses, brochures, membership directories, specialist journal directories, media information, exhibition planners, press archives and other printed information material
Media content
Electronic publications, downloadable
Data storage devices and media
Databases
Recorded content
Parts and accessories for all the aforesaid goods, included in this class
Data management software
Credit screening software
Parts and accessories for all the aforesaid goods, included in this class
All the aforesaid goods, in relation to the following fields: Dental medicine, Dental technology.
The mark was filed in class 16 with Printed advertising and promotional matter, in particular, printed visuals in the nature of information graphics and promotional materials sold to others to advertise and promote the goods and services of others and All aforesaid goods, In the field of dental medicine and/or dental technology..
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Mediation and conclusion of commercial transactions for others
Online ordering services
Data processing services [office functions]
On-line data processing services
Providing consumer information relating to goods and services
Providing of a virtual online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services, operating an online a virtual marketplace for the sellers and buyers of goods and services
Retail and wholesale services, in relation to the following fields: Dental medicine, dental technology
Online mail order services, in relation to the following fields: Dental medicine, dental technology
Updating, maintenance, systematic ordering and collating of data in computer databases
Advertising, including online advertising
Marketing
Rental of advertising space on-line
Provision of space on web-sites for advertising goods and services
Consulting services in the field of Internet marketing
Dissemination of advertising for others via an on-line communications network on the internet
Computerised business information retrieval
Provision of information and advisory services relating to e-commerce
Search engine optimisation
Search engine optimization for sales promotion
Consultancy and information in relation to the aforesaid services, included in this class
All the aforesaid services in the field of dental technology and dental medicine and for use in the advertising, marketing, arranging and conducting of trade fairs in the field of dental technology and dental medicine.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Processing payments for the purchase of goods and services via an electronic communications network, Management of payments for the purchase of goods and services via an electronic communications network
Consultancy and information in relation to the aforesaid services, included in this class
All the aforesaid services in the field of dental technology and dental medicine and for use in the advertising, marketing, arranging and conducting of trade fairs in the field of dental technology and dental medicine.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Providing access to and leasing access time to computer networks
Provision of access to an electronic marketplace [portal] on computer networks
Providing access to information via the Internet
Providing access to e-commerce platforms on the Internet
Providing access to platforms on the Internet
Providing Internet chat lines
Providing access to Internet portals for third parties
Provision of access to content, websites and portals
Electronic order-transmission
Receipt and transmission of information, messages, text, sound, images and data
Providing of access to blogs featuring user-defined content
Providing access to telecommunications networks
Providing user access to platforms on the Internet, Providing user access to portals on the Internet
Providing on-line chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages amongst users
Telecommunications routing and junction services
Consultancy and information in relation to the aforesaid services, included in this class
All the aforesaid services, In the field of dental medicine and/or dental technology.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Hosting the web sites of others on a computer server for a global computer network
Rental of server memory space
Drafting services, Development, Programming services, Implementation, Servicing, letting, The installation, Updating, in relation to the following goods: Software
Software as a service [SaaS]
Platform as a service [PaaS]
Infrastructure as a Service [IaaS]
Providing online, non-downloadable software
Maintenance of software used in the field of e-commerce
User authentication services using technology for e-commerce transactions
Designing, Writing of computer code, operating, Updating, in relation to the following goods: Applications for the internet and intranet, namely internet portals and internet marketplaces
Providing search engines for obtaining data on a global computer network
Providing temporary use of non downloadable computer software
Hosting electronic memory space on the Internet for advertising goods and services
Consultancy and information in relation to the aforesaid services, included in this class
All the aforesaid services, In the field of dental medicine and/or dental technology.