The trademark ZERONORTH was filed by ZeroNorth A/S, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Denmark (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 22, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 19, 2021 by Xero Limited on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Wilson Gunn (Europe) and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 19, 2021
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1672035 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in Danish, and Danish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on December 7, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software, platform software, interface software and application software for use in the transportation industry, including software for connecting relevant market players in the shipping industry and for collecting and sharing relevant data with the aim to optimize operations, reduce CO2 emissions and optimize vessels’ earnings and for enabling transactions
Software for monitoring market rates, bunker prices, future weather and vessel conditions in order to optimize operations in the shipping industry
Navigation, guidance, tracking and targeting devices for use in the transportation industry, including for the use in relation to fleet monitoring and overview
Measuring, detecting, monitoring and controlling devices for use in the transportation industry, including for the use in relation to fleet overview and optimization of operations in the shipping industry
Software, platform software, interface software and application software for use in relation to shipping customer interfaces.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business assistance, management and administrative services in relation to the transportation industry, including in relation to the optimization of operations in the shipping industry
Administrative support and data processing, systematization and management services for the transportation industry, including in relation to fleet overview and optimization of operations in the shipping industry
Collection of data in relation to the transportation industry, including in relation to fleet overviews
Business analysis and information services, and market research in relation to the transportation industry, including with the aim to optimize operations, reduce CO2 emissions and optimize vessels’ earnings
Business assistance in the form of the provision of a platform for facilitating business transactions in relation to the transportation industry
Information, advisory and consultancy services in connection with the aforesaid services.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Transport
Shipping
Navigation (positioning, and route and course plotting), including with the aim to optimize operations, reduce CO2 emissions and optimize vessels' earnings in the shipping industry
Rental services related to transportation and storage
Chartering of transport
Chartering of vehicles for sea transport
Ship charter brokerage
Tracking of freight vehicles by computer or via GPS, including for the use in relation to fleet monitoring and optimization of operations in the shipping industry
Information, advisory and consultancy services in connection with the aforesaid services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
IT services for the transportation industry, including providing a software platform for connecting relevant market players in the shipping industry and for collecting relevant data with the aim to optimize operations, reduce CO2 emissions and optimize vessels’ earnings and for enabling transactions
Design and development of hardware and software for the transportation industry, including for the use in relation to fleet overview, optimization of operations and for enabling transactions in the shipping industry
Installation, updating and maintenance of software in relation to the transportation industry, including in relation to fleet overview and optimization of operations and for enabling transactions in the shipping industry
Hosting services for the transportation industry
Software as a service and rental of software in relation to the transportation industry, including featuring software for fleet monitoring, connecting relevant market players in the shipping industry and collecting and sharing relevant data with the aim to optimize operations, reduce CO2 emissions and optimize vessels’ earnings and for enabling transactions
Platform as a service in relation to the transportation industry, including featuring software for fleet monitoring, connecting relevant market players in the shipping industry and collecting relevant data with the aim to optimize operations, reduce CO2 emissions and optimize vessels’ earnings and for enabling transactions
Providing temporary use of web-based software in relation to the transportation industry, including for the use in relation to fleet overview and optimization of operations and for enabling transactions in the shipping industry
Providing temporary use of web-based software in relation to shipping customer interfaces
Electronic data storage, including in relation to fleet overviews
Industrial and technological analysis services in relation to the transportation industry, including in relation to optimization of operations in the shipping industry
Information, advisory and consultancy services in connection with the aforesaid services.