The trademark vetat.work was filed by VetSoftOne GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 14, 2021, and received one opposition filed on December 9, 2021 by vetwork B.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by ARNOLD & SIEDSMA and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 9, 2021
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:
Computers
Computer hardware
Software, Especially Practice software for doctors and veterinarians
Software solutions for the administration and organisation of medical and veterinary practices
All the aforementioned goods in the field of human resource, recruitment and selection of personnel, and advertising, administrative and payrolling services in relation to human resource, recruitment and selection of personnel explicitly excluded.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business management, organisation and administration, in particular for medical and veterinary practices
Office functions, in particular for medical and veterinary practices
Arranging commercial transactions, for others, via online shops
Retail and wholesale services, in relation the following goods: washing preparations, Soaps, Cosmetics foranimals, Cosmetics for animals, Shampoos for pets, Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations, Medical and veterinary sanitary preparations, Gloves for medical use, Dietetic substances adapted for medical or veterinary use, Health care preparations for animals, Lotions for veterinary purposes, Food supplements for animals, Plasters, material for dressings, disinfectants, insecticide, Fungicides, herbicides
Retail and wholesale services, in relation the following goods: Medical and veterinary apparatus and instruments, Artificial limbs, eye and teeth, Orthopedic articles, Whether or not for animals, Suture materials, Whether or not for animals, Medical masks
Retail and wholesale services, in relation the following goods: Cages of metal, Stalls of metal for animals, Collars for animals, Harness for animals, Covers and wraps for animals, Bags, Containers for transporting animals, animal foodstuffs and fodder for animals, Professional gowns, temporary masks, Coveralls, Overalls for work purposes, Gloves
Construction of a franchise system for veterinary practices, in particular support relating to the management of franchise operations, business management consultancy for franchise enterprises, marketing support in the form of franchise services, franchisor services, namely support relating to the management or administration of industrial or commercial companies of franchise enterprises
Construction of a franchise system for veterinary practices, in particular support relating to business consultancy for the formation of franchise enterprises
Business consultancy relating to e-commerce and internet sites
All the aforementioned services in the field of human resource, recruitment and selection of personnel, and advertising, administrative and payrolling services in relation to human resource, recruitment and selection of personnel explicitly excluded.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design and development of computer hardware and software
Computer software consultancy, Especially, Computer software consultancy for medical and veterinary practices
Software design for others, Especially, Design of computer software for medical and veterinary practices
Hosting of computer software and software applications, Especially, Hosting of computer software and software applications for medical and veterinary practices
Hosting web portals
Software as a service [SaaS]
Rental of software
Maintenance of computer software
All the aforementioned services in the field of human resource, recruitment and selection of personnel, and advertising, administrative and payrolling services in relation to human resource, recruitment and selection of personnel explicitly excluded.
The mark was filed in class 44 with following description of goods: