The trademark DUALOOP was filed by Timoté Geimer, a national of the Kingdom of Belgium (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 19, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 14, 2022 by Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MÜLLER FOTTNER STEINECKE Rechtsanwälte PartmbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 14, 2022
The application was filed in French, and French 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 software for database management
Computer software for automating commercial operations, Including computer software for content creation, project management, personnel management, attendance control, acquisitions, preparing expense reports, managing the external service and the sales department, customer service, preparing financial reports, invoicing orders, resource supply, marketing and sales forecasts
Computer software for pay management and accounting
Artificial intelligence software and Machine learning software For content creation.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Employment agencies for part- and full-time employees
Personnel management consultancy
Selection, recruitment and placing of temporary and permanent personnel
Employee replacement
Business management and organisation consultancy for managers
Providing information, on-line and in printed format, in the field of business management
Services of employment agencies, namely providing of job advertisements and job descriptions online
Outsourcing services in the nature of arranging service contracts for others
Business outsourcing services, In the fields of computers
Business intermediary services relating to the matching of potential private investors with entrepreneurs needing funding
Providing statistical information
Market studies
Payroll accounting and invoicing for others and consultancy relating thereto
Computerised data management
Business administration
Business management and organisation consultancy
Business relocation consultancy
Testing to determine professional competency
Personnel selection using psychological testing
Testing to determine professional competency in relation to the following fields: Office, Secretarial services, Word processing, Data capture, Information systems management, industries and Technical matters.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Capital investment
Loans [financing]
Financial evaluation [insurance, banking, real estate]
Financial management
Providing financial information via a web site
Stocks and bonds brokerage
Financial transaction services
Financial information processing
Facilitating and arranging financing
Surety services
Real estate brokerage
Real estate investment.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Conducting tailor-made and on-line workshops and seminars in the field of techniques for people looking for work, networking, career management, commercial management and executive coaching
Conducting training programmes in the fields of office skills, secretarial services, word processing, data entry, information systems management
Business management and organisation training
Business training
Providing of training relating to business operation
Arranging and conducting of seminars for managerial staff.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design, development and maintenance of software
Design, development and maintenance of digital and interactive communication platforms, intranets and other communication systems
Software as a service [SaaS] for automating commercial operations, including content creation, project management, personnel management, attendance control, acquisitions, preparing expense reports, managing the external service and the sales department, customer service, preparing financial reports, invoicing orders, resource supply, marketing and sales forecasts
Software as a service [SaaS] being software for machine learning of business operations, including content creation, project management, personnel management, attendance control, acquisitions, preparing expense reports, managing the external service and the sales department, customer service, preparing financial reports, invoicing orders, resource supply, marketing and sales forecasts
Electronic data storage
Electronic storage of files and documents
Computer services concerning electronic data storage
Online data storage
Platform as a service [PaaS].
The mark was filed in class 43 with following description of goods:
Provision of facilities for meetings, conferences, seminars and exhibitions
Rental of temporary accommodation
Rental of office furniture
Information, advice and consultancy in respect of the aforesaid services.