The trademark application VDI was filed by Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V., a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 13, 2022, and it was registered by office on March 22, 2023 without any oppositions.
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1748136 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in German (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software
Data processing apparatus
Downloadable applications for use with mobile devices
Downloadable software for retrieving and displaying messages
Mobile apps
Software for online messaging
Optical, electronic and other data carriers containing data
Podcasts, including the following products: Downloadable podcasts
Electronic quality certificates, namely, splices, certifications and Certificates of achievement
Downloadable and non-downloadable electronic publications, Other downloadable and non-downloadable electronic documents
Interactive electronic publications
Recording media and data carriers containing information and programs
Instructional and teaching materials in electronic form.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Printed matter, including the following products: Books, Periodicals and newspapers
Instructional and teaching material in the form of printed matter
Note books
Calendars
Printed quality certificates, namely, Seals, Certificates and Certificates of achievement.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Grouping together, delivery and storing (office functions) of messages, information, data, images, sound recordings, videos and texts of all kinds, and archive and image material and software, Especially, in relation to the following fields: technology and science
Arranging subscriptions to information media, Arranging subscriptions to Internet services, Arranging subscriptions to electronic journals, Arranging subscriptions for electronic publications
Professional business consultancy, Expert services in relation to economic and professional business matters
Salary and professional fee consultancy
Office services, Via the Internet
Preparation of information for databases
Advertising, Especially, Advertising for the initiation and organisation of private and business contacts
Provision of advertising space, Rental and providing of advertising space, The aforesaid services in particular on wireless or cable networks, such as the Internet
Business networking services
Online business networking services
Online business networking services accessible by means of websites and downloadable mobile applications
Providing information in the form of databases featuring information in the fields of online business networking
Storage of messages, information, texts and images of all kinds (office functions)
Collating of texts of all kinds
Organising and providing of online consultancy in the enterprise sector via the Internet
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Personnel consultancy
Placement of staff
Personnel recruitment services and employment agencies
Distribution [dissemination] of advertisements and advertising information, in particular by providing classified advertising space on websites via a global computer network
Classified advertising through access to online computer databases and online searchable databases in the field of classified advertisements
Charitable services, Namely of Advertising for raising public awareness in relation to charitable, philanthropic, volunteer, public and community services, and humanitarian activities
Advertising services and public relations services through an association for the promotion of interests of technical specialists and companies in the field of engineering
Promotion and advertising of the goods and services of others online via the internet
Marketing and advertising consultation services
Providing searchable online advertising guides
Marketing research
Economic forecasting
Arranging and conducting special events for commercial, promotional or advertising purposes
Advertising via electronic media
Organization of fairs and exhibitions, For sales promotion purposes, Than for advertising purposes
Arranging and conducting of trade fairs, events and exhibitions for business purposes
Distribution of publicity material (catalogues)
Customer relationship management
Providing of business assistance and consultancy
Providing online facilities featuring user comments concerning business organizations, service providers, and other resources for commercial or advertising purposes
Advertising
Providing user rankings and user reviews for commercial or advertising purposes
Dissemination of advertising for others via a global computer network
Advertising, Namely of managing advertising campaigns, targeting, Implementation and optimization of advertising, including online advertising, Market research, advertising campaign and consumer preferences research and analysis
Promoting the goods and services of others by means of distributing video advertising on the internet
Advertising services, namely, scheduling, tracking, and reporting advertising for others
Preparation and realization of media and advertising plans and concepts
Ad serving, namely, placing advertisements on websites for others
Business information management, Namely of, Reporting of business activities, business information and business analysis, in relation to the following fields: science, Technology, Advertising and Marketing
Business information, Providing commercial information relating to companies, Providing business information via a web site
Economic information
Business consultancy and advisory services, Especially, in relation to the following fields: Marketing activity
Planning relating to media [media relations]
Consultancy services, in relation to the following fields: Brand positioning services
Design of advertising materials for others
Providing online business directories featuring restaurants, bars, movie theaters, dance clubs, museums, art galleries, and other cultural and social spaces
Advertising for the promotion of public interest and awareness of issues involving access to the internet for the global population
Business consultancy in the field of telecommunications
Business management consulting services to enable business entities, non-governmental organizations and non-profit organizations to develop, organize, and administer programs to offer greater access to global communications networks
Dissemination of advertising for others via computer and communication networks
Provision of market research information
Providing market research statistics
Business statistical information services
Online advertisements
Economic media planning
Advertising services for tracking advertising performance, for managing, distributing and serving advertising, for analysing advertising data, for reporting advertising data, and for optimising advertising performance
Customizing marketing efforts of others
Commercial information services
Targeting of advertising
Management of electronically stored advertising
Compilation of data and information into electronic databases and online searchable databases
Online publication of advertising material via blogs
Personal assistance services for others in the fields of planning and organization through administrative reminders of appointments
Personal assistance services for others by advising and recommending shopping possibilities and providing information to consumers in commercial and business matters (consumer advice)
Personal assistant services, namely, sending and receiving of telephone calls, faxes, electronic mail, and other digital data
Providing electronic reminders and notifications of events and appointments (administrative services)
Providing recommendations on products and services for commercial purposes
Incentive award programs designed to recognize, reward and encourage individuals and groups which engage in self-improvement, self-fulfillment, charitable, philanthropic, volunteer, public and community service and humanitarian activities and sharing of creative work product
Organisation of incentive schemes
Sponsorship of contests in the form of advertising, Sponsoring of incentive schemes in the form of advertising
Providing of incentive award programs for recognising, rewarding and encouraging individuals and groups which engage in self-improvement, self-fulfilment, charitable, philanthropic, volunteer, public and community service and humanitarian activities and sharing of creative work results
Career consultancy, Especially, Career advice services for engineers (other than education and training advice)
Providing telephone directory information and Providing other contact information
Provision of information, consultancy and advisory services in relation to all the aforesaid services.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Insurance underwriting
Finance services
The provision of information, advice and consultancy in respect of the aforesaid services.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Electronic message collection and transmission
Message sending services
News agency services
Message services
Electronic communications and Exchange of messages, The aforesaid services by means of chat rooms, chat lines and Internet forums
Providing online forums on wireless or cable networks, Especially, Via the internet
Providing of chatrooms [discussion forums] for transmitting messages, comments and multimedia content among users, including for social networks
Providing access to platforms and portals on the Internet, Providing access to platforms and portals on the mobile Internet
Electronic transmission of digital photo files, videos and audio visual content among internet users
Providing access to computer, electronic and online databases
Telecommunication services, Specifically, Electronic transmission of electronic media, Electronic transmission of data, Electronic transmission of news, Electronic transmission of graphics, Electronic transmission of images (Services for the -), Electronic transmission of text, Electronic transmission of sound recordings, Electronic video transmission, Electronic transmission of information (Services for the -)
Providing online forums for communication on topics of general interest
Providing online communications links which transfer mobile device and Internet users to other local and global online locations
Facilitating access to third party websites or to other electronic third party content via a universal login
Audio, text and video broadcasting service over the internet or other communications networks
Voice over Internet Protocol [VoIP] communication services
Telephony communication services
Providing access to computer databases in the fields of social networking and social introduction and dating
Internet access, Specifically, Provision of access to content, websites and portals, The aforesaid services being provided in particular for viewing electronic publications
Provision of access to electronic messaging systems
Peer-to-peer photo and data sharing services, namely, electronic transmission of digital photo files, graphics and audio content among Internet users
Telecommunications and peer-to-peer network computer services, namely, electronic transmission of images, audio-visual and video content, photographs, videos, data, text, messages, advertisements, media advertising communications and information
Chatroom services for social networking
Streaming and live streaming of video, audiovisual, and interactive audiovisual content via the internet
Transmission of messages, data and content via the Internet and other communications networks, Transmission of podcasts, Telecommunications, namely electronic transmission of virtual reality content and data
Providing electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among users in the field of general interest
Videoconferencing services
Providing facilities and equipment for video conferencing
Teleconferences
Providing an online community forum for users to share and stream information, audio, video, real-time news, entertainment content, or information, to form virtual communities, and to engage in social networking
Telecommunications, namely data transmission and reception via telecommunications networks
Mobile telephone communication services
Web messaging
Electronic exchange of voice, data, audio, video, text and graphics accessible via computer and telecommunication networks
Encrypted electronic transmission and delivery of recovered data
Provision of access to telecommunication networks and the Internet
Provision of internet access services
Information about telecommunication
Consulting in the field of telecommunication services, namely, transmission of voice, data, and documents via telecommunications networks
Broadcasting services
Data broadcasting services
Computer aided transmission of messages and images
Providing user access to global computer networks
Rental of access time to global computer networks
Streaming of data
Transmission of digital files
Providing on-line electronic bulletin board services and chat rooms
Providing access to computer, electronic and online databases in the fields of social networking
Broadcasting via computer or other communications networks, Specifically, uploading, posting, display, tagging and electronic transmission of data, information, messages, graphics, images and videos, Uploading, posting, displaying, tagging and electronic transmission of text and sound recordings
Electronic transmission of digital photo files, videos, audio visual content and data among internet and mobile device users
Providing access to computer databases in the fields of online networking, online introduction and dating
Providing access to interactive electronic and online databases of user-defined content, third-party content, photos, video, audio, visual, and audio-visual material in the field of general interest
Providing access to computer databases and online searchable databases in the fields of social networking, social introduction and dating
Providing online facilities for live streaming video of promotional events
Providing telephone directory information via global communications networks
Providing online facilities for streaming entertainment content and live streaming video of entertainment events
Services of an Internet service provider, Specifically Providing access to a data network, memory space and software
Dissemination of news, articles, items and information, in particular in the field of science, technology and technology, including those relating to technical developments and new products, via wireless or cable networks, in particular via the Internet and via downloadable mobile applications (apps)
Provision of information, consultancy and advisory services of all the aforesaid services.
The mark was filed in class 39 with Organisation and conducting of travel activities for individuals and groups and the provision of information and consultancy services relating to the foregoing services..
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Arranging competitions designed to recognize, reward and encourage individuals and groups which engage in self-improvement, self-fulfilment, charitable, philanthropic, volunteer, public and community services and humanitarian activities and sharing of creative output
Administration [organisation] of contests
Publication of technical and scientific articles, Publication of printed matter
Electronic publishing services
Publication of educational material, namely, Publication of books, Publication of specialist magazines, Publication of non-periodical publications, Services for the publication of newsletters, Publishing of electronic publications
Teaching, specifically, Arranging and conducting of conferences, Arranging and conduction of courses, Arranging and conducting of seminars, Arranging and conducting of online training courses, in relation to the following fields: Advertising, Marketing, Social networking, internet and social media, Providing course material relating thereto
Tuition, in relation to the following fields: Standardization, certification services, providing information relating thereto
Publication of online journals, namely weblogs (blogs), with educational, sports and entertainment content, marketing and business information
Providing a computer game for use network-wide by network users
Entertainment services, namely, providing on-line video games
Organizing exhibitions in the field of interactive entertainment, virtual reality, consumer electronics and video game entertainment industries for cultural or educational purposes
Arranging and conducting educational conferences
Organizing exhibitions and events in the field of software development for educational purposes
Educational services, namely, organizing and conducting conferences and seminars in the fields of artificial intelligence and the internet of things
Training in the field of design, advertising and communication technologies
Training in the field of strategic media planning relating to advertising, marketing and business
Providing computer, electronic and online databases in the field of entertainment
News reporters services
Publishing services and Reporting, Writing of texts, in relation to the following fields: Teaching, Educational instruction, Entertainment services, Sporting activities, including the following services: Audio, video and multimedia productions, Photography
Publication of printed matter, including in electronic form
Issue of electronic publications
Publishing, namely issuing of electronic publications for others
Organizing live exhibitions and conferences in the fields of culture, entertainment and social networking for non-business and non-commercial purposes
On-line gaming services
Providing information about entertainment and educational events from searchable indexes and databases of information including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics, photographs and audio visual information via the Internet and communications networks
Providing information for educational, recreational and amusement purposes in the fields of entertainment, interest groups at school, college, social and community levels from computer, electronic and online databases
Providing computer, electronic and online databases for educational, recreational and amusement use in the field of entertainment and in the field of interest groups at school, university, social and community level
Publication of electronic journals and blogs, featuring user generated or specified content
Academies [education]
Arranging and conducting of colloquiums
Arranging and conducting of conferences
Arranging and conducting of congresses
Arranging and conducting of seminars
Arranging and conducting of symposiums
Arranging and conducting of workshops [training]
Education information
Educational examination
Electronic desktop publishing
Providing information on entertainment events
Online publication of electronic books and journals
Providing online electronic publications, not downloadable
Providing on-line publications
Providing online videos, not downloadable, Providing on-line non-downloadable audio content
Publication of texts, other than publicity texts
Teaching
Interactive entertainment services
Electronic games services provided by means of any communications network, For entertainment purposes
Entertainment services provided by means of telecommunication networks
Information services relating to education, training, entertainment, sporting and cultural activities provided by means of telecommunication networks
Education information
Providing of news, in the form of reports on the news
Production of radio and television programmes
TV production services
Film production services
Television programming [scheduling]
Providing news [news reporting] information and commentary in the field of computer games
Organization of computer game competitions, Organisation and conducting of computer gaming competitions
Publishing services
Arranging, conducting and organising quizzes, games and competitions
Arranging, organising and conducting of competitions, games and quizzes for entertainment, recreational, cultural and educational purposes
Organisation of awards
Employment training
Providing of competitions for recognising, rewarding and encouraging individuals and groups which engage in self-improvement, self-fulfilment, charitable, philanthropic, volunteer, public and community service and humanitarian activities and sharing of creative work results
Providing educational information in the field of personal development, self-improvement, self-fulfillment, charitable, philanthropic, volunteer, public and community services, and humanitarian activities
Provision of information, Provision of consultancy, Provision of news information, Providing reviews, providing commentary, in relation to the following fields: Technical and scientific literature, Entertainment services and Cultural events
Publication of online journals, namely, Publishing of blogs featuring marketing and economic information
Planning and conducting of instructional and entertainment events
Providing of training and further training in the fields of technology, law, economics and society, including conducting of seminars, courses, conferences and internships in connection therewith, providing of training and further training for research trips
Correspondence courses
Organising trade shows and exhibitions for cultural and educational purposes
Providing cultural activities
Publishing services
Publishing of scientific studies and research findings as printed matter
Publication of books, magazines (periodicals) and newspapers, teaching materials
Publication of information available via telephone, namely, Publication of information available via telephone
Arranging of lectures, Meeting services, Arranging of traineeships, Arranging of exhibitions, Organising exhibitions
Consultancy and publication of information on training issues in the field of standardization, certification and technical regulation
Electronic library services for the supply of electronic information (including archive information) in the form of text, audio and/or video information
Online research library services, Podcast creation
Career advice and Coaching, specifically, Career consultancy and coaching for engineers
Engineering training services
Consultancy services relating to engineering education
Information, advisory and consultancy relating to allaforesaid services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Engineering services, Electrical engineering services, Services of physicists
Technical consultancy, Providing of expertise with regard to technical and scientific matters
Technical consultancy, Relating to the following sectors: Standardization, Certification, Technical regulation
Scientific research in the technical field
Engineering research in the scientific and technological sectors
Provision of information relating to technological research
Compilation of scientific information
Providing technical information on issues in the field of standardization, certification and technical regulation
Maintaining and operating databases
Computer programming
Providing an interactive platform for the exchange of information, in particular contact information of all kinds
Preparation of technical articles, Preparation of scientific contributions
Providing news, articles, items and information in the field of science, engineering and technology, including technical developments and product innovations, via wireless or cable networks, in particular via the Internet and via downloadable mobile applications (apps)
Publication of scientific studies and research findings in digital form
Certification services
Certification agency services
Awarding of test seals, quality seals, quality marks, test marks, test plates, seals of quality and certificates in printed and electronic form
Quality control
Quality control
Material testing
Checking of digital signatures
Assessments in the field of technology and science provided by engineers
Laboratory services relating to technical measurements and testing
Monitoring of systems, facilities, buildings, structures and products from a technical point of view for conformity with guidelines and standards
Rental of software
Information, consultancy and advisoryservices relating to all the aforementioned services.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Online social networking services accessible by means of downloadable mobile applications
Services, in relation to the following fields: Dating services, The aforesaid services via social networks
Personal assistance services for others in the field of personal shopping services
Online social networking services
Providing of information in the form of databases featuring information in the fields of personal introduction services via social networks
User identity verification
Identity validation services
Business identification verification services
Dating agency services
Online social networking services accessible by means of downloadable mobile applications
Licensing of computer software [legal services]
Agency services for consultancy in matters of personal appearances
Dating services provided through social networking
Providing of information in the form of databases featuring information in the fields of online social networking
User identification services [identification verification services]
Internet-based social introduction and social networking services
Personal support and advice for shopping (personal shopping assistance) for commercial purposes
Provision of information, advisory and consultancy services in relation to all of the aforesaid services.