The trademark ias mental health was filed by Ias mental health GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 10, 2023, and received one opposition filed on March 30, 2023 by ICAS International Holdings Limited on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BAKER & MCKENZIE AMSTERDAM N.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 30, 2023
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 35 with following description of goods:
Psychosocial consultancy in the context of work (personnel consultancy) to increase the performance and productivity of employees and executive staff in companies, authorities, public institutions and for insured persons of medical insurance services via a variety of means of communication (personal conversations, videos, email, telephone, chat)
Consultancy for organisational development and team development services
Management advice relating to the placing of staff
Work analysis to determine worker skill sets and other worker requirements
Personnel management consultancy
Psychological testing for the selection of personnel
Psychometric testing for the selection of personnel
Testing to determine job competency
Business management and organization consultancy
Business management consultancy relating to the establishment of OIM procedures for customers
Organisational services relating to conducting and coordinating operational integration management (OIM) for customers and their OIM-entitled employees (OIM case management)
Customer organisation consultancy relating to the establishment of OIM procedures for customers.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Providing of seminars, workshops and individual and group coaching in-person and/or in virtual formats relating to health and the maintenance and development of performance and productivity of employees and executive staff and function holders (human resources, works council, health manager)
Life coaching (training)
Vocational education relating to avoidance of health related problems
Industrial relations training
Conducting of instructional, educational and training courses for young people and adults
Education services relating to health
Career counselling and coaching
Personal development training
Team building (education).
The mark was filed in class 42 with Development and providing of temporary use of apps which improve mental health and Evaluation of user data of digital services and providing of evaluation of anonymised usage quotas of consultancy services to the relevant customer reporting..
The mark was filed in class 44 with following description of goods:
Care-specific consultancy
Holistic psychosocial consultancy in the work, private, family and health areas of life and medical care management or case management
Psychosocial consultancy for employees and executive staff in companies, authorities, public institutions and for insured persons of medical insurance services via a variety of means of communication (personal conversations, videos, email, telephone, chat), and for consumers
Psychosocial services relating to conducting and coordinating operational integration management (OIM) for customers and their OIM-entitled employees (OIM case management)
Providing health care information by telephone
Health advice and information services
Professional consultancy relating to health care
Consulting services relating to health care
Mental health services
Occupational psychology services
Provision of information relating to psychology
Consultancy relating to integral psychology
Services of a psychologist
Psychological testing services
Psychological counseling
Rehabilitation of addicts
Providing of information relating to health, including in digital form, including booking options via a web portal of consultancy services in a variety of consultancy formats.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Legal advice
Arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution services