The trademark Specter Solutions was filed by Moritz von Wietersheim, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 24, 2021, and received one opposition filed on January 24, 2022 by Micron Technology, Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Osborne Clarke Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Partnerschaft mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 24, 2022
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:
Computer hardware
Utility software, Security software
Computer software applications, downloadable
Stored software applications for computers
Smartcards
Microprocessor cards
Printed circuit boards
Printed circuit expansion boards
Printed circuits
Printed circuit boards
Printed electrical circuits
USB flash drives
Security tokens [encryption devices]
Data processing equipments and apparatus
Peripherals for computers
Software for use in chips, integrated circuits and microcircuits
Encoding and micro-programming systems
Micro circuits
Secure microprocessors
Electronic chip cards
Integrated circuit cards [smart cards]
Cards containing microprocessors
Cards bearing electronically recorded data
Encoded cards for use in relation to the electronic transfer of funds
Remote cards
Electronic cash cards
Readers [data processing equipment]
Magnetic coded card readers, Optical disc players and Optical code readers
Computer apparatus operated by chip cards, cards with integrated circuits and microchip cards
Cards encoded with security features for identification purposes
Access devices and access control devices for data processing apparatus and equipment
Identification and authentication devices for data processing apparatus and equipment
Decoding and encoding programmes and circuits
None of the foregoing being, in the field of, or relating to, semiconductor devices, the primary purpose of which is to provide memory.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
The mark was filed in class 37 with installation, Maintenance, fix, In relation to the following goods: Computers, Computerised information systems, Computer hardware, computer peripherals.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer software design, development, updating, and rental
Design and development of Internet security programs
Providing security services for computer networks, provision of security services for computerised transactions
Computer software consultancy
Technological consultancy
Technological consultancy and Research, in relation to the following fields: Data encryption services
Data encryption services
Internet security consultancy
Data security consultancy
Computer security consultancy
Software as a service [SaaS]
Electronic data storage
Design of information technology systems equipped with memory or microprocessor cards
Design and development of computer hardware
Consultancy in the field of telecommunication
Computer programming
Technical consultancy relating to smart cards (integrated circuit cards)
Conversion of electronic data
Custom design [programming], implementation [programming], in relation to the following goods: Software, integrated chip cards, Smart cards [integrated circuit cards], Cards with microcircuits, Smartcards, Magnetically encoded cards, Electronic charts and Remote cards
IT security, protection and restoration
None of the foregoing being, in the field of, or relating to, semiconductor devices, the primary purpose of which is to provide memory.