The trademark WISQ was filed by Wisq Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 14, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 14, 2022 by Wilhelm Sihn jr. GmbH & Co. KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by TWELMEIER MOMMER & PARTNER Patent- und Rechtsanwälte mbB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 14, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 6, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software
Enterprise software
Software for electronic communications, electronic transmission of multimedia content, forming virtual communities, and providing and receiving feedback from peers
Mobile applications for electronic communications, electronic transmission of multimedia content, forming virtual communities, and providing and receiving feedback from peers
Software for sending and receiving electronic messages
Enterprise communications software
HR software
Enterprise social networking software
Software for personnel and project management
Application software for database management in the field of employee, office, team, organization, and project profiles and information
Search engine software
Software for secure communication and transmission of data
Application programming interface (API) software for developing and customizing business computer software applications
Application programming interface (API) software for electronic communication, collaboration, and transmission of data
Software for information sharing
Software for uploading, downloading, and sharing files and content
Software for data analytics
Communications software for peer-to-peer communication and collaboration.
The mark was filed in class 35 with Business networking services.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunications services
Electronic messaging services
Electronic, electric, and digital transmission of voice, data, images, signals, and messages
Transmission of messages
Transmission of data
Message sending, receiving and forwarding
Electronic mail services
Instant messaging services
Electronic communication and collaboration services
Providing private and secure electronic communication over a computer network
Voice over internet protocol services
Providing audio and video chat services
Providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages, announcements, events, and information among users on a wide variety of general interest topics.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable enterprise software for electronic communications, human resources, virtual communities, and information technology
On-line non-downloadable software for sending and receiving electronic messages
Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for electronic communications, human resources, and information technology, electronic transmission of multimedia content, forming virtual communities, and providing and receiving feedback from peers
Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for use in secure communication and collaboration
Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for electronic communications, human resources, and information technology, electronic transmission of multimedia content, forming virtual communities, and providing and receiving feedback from peers
Software as a service (SaaS) services featuring non-downloadable software for database management in the field of employee, office, team, organization, and project profiles and information
Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for information sharing
Software as a service (SAAS) featuring software for uploading, downloading, and sharing files and content
Software as a Service (SaaS) featuring online non-downloadable computer search engine software
Software as a service (SAAS) featuring application programming interface (API) software for developing and customizing business computer software applications
File sharing services, namely, providing a website featuring technology enabling users to upload and download electronic files
Providing a website that features technology that enables users to securely exchange of information
Providing a website featuring technology that enables users to create profiles, join or create groups or subgroups, and upload, share, and discuss multimedia content
Computer services namely remote management of information technology (IT) systems of others comprised of software applications and platforms, enterprise software, and electronic messaging apparatus
Computer services, namely, creating an on-line community for registered users to participate in discussions, form virtual communities, share multimedia content, and get feedback from their peers, and engage in social and business networking
Providing a website that gives users the ability to review various print, photographic, graphic image, and audio and video content and utilize a custom template to provide input, likes, dislikes, edits, changes, modifications, opinions, suggestions, and comments and engage in social, business and community networking
Data services
Data services in the nature of hosting of software as a service (SAAS)
Design, development, implementation, customization, and configuration of computer software for others
Computer technical support services
Computer technology consultancy in the field of software application development, electronic communications, and business collaboration
Software as a service (SAAS) featuring software for data analytics.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Social networking services
Online social introduction and networking services
Providing information in the form of databases featuring secure and confidential information in the fields of social networking and social introduction
Authentication and validation of user information in the fields of social networking and social introduction.