The trademark DEEL was filed by Deel, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 11, 2021, and received one opposition filed on February 10, 2022 by Dell Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by HOGAN LOVELLS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 10, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 21, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with Downloadable mobile application and software for payroll administration, preparation, processing and management, contractor payment processing and administration, contractor and company user administration, contractor timesheet processing, invoice generation and processing, tax form preparation and administration, payroll tax calculation and tax regulation compliance, provision of template contracts for use by others, and digital signing of contracts and downloadable computer software for electronic messaging among users, and provision of financial information relating to payroll and tax management..
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Payroll administration, preparation, processing and management services
Administration of contractor payroll for others
Data processing services in the field of contractor, supplier and vendor payroll
Tax form collection as part of tax preparation services, tax preparation services and tax filing services
Professional employer organization services, namely, providing human resource management, payroll processing, and administration of employee benefits plans concerning fitness club memberships for others
Business records management and administration services for others
Business administration services in the field of managing independent contractor relationships
Payroll and tax file management and tax planning services
Business administration of consumer loyalty programs
Provision of information relating to payroll and tax files management.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial services, namely, financial planning and tax payment processing
Providing credit and debit cards transaction processing
Provision of financial information relating to payroll and tax payment processing services
Payroll tax debiting services
Payment processing services, namely, credit and cash card payment processing in the field of contractor, supplier and vendor payments
Payroll tax payment processing and processing, administering and managing employee benefits plans concerning insurance and finance for others.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting software for use by others for use in payroll administration, preparation, processing and management, contractor payment processing and administration, contractor and company user administration, contractor timesheet processing, invoice generation and processing, tax form preparation and administration, payroll tax calculation and tax regulation compliance, provision of template contracts for use by others, and digital signing of contracts
Consulting services in the field of information technology related to software in the field of payroll tax, human resources, and compliance
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable web-based software for payroll administration, preparation, processing and management, contractor payment processing and administration, contractor and company user administration, contractor timesheet processing, invoice generation and processing, tax form preparation and administration, payroll tax calculation and tax regulation compliance, provision of template contracts for use by others, and digital signing of contracts.