The trademark .simple was filed by .simple Marketing GmbH & Co KG, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 30, 2022, and received one opposition filed on November 28, 2022 by CONNECT GLOBAL FINANCE S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Maistre du Chambon, Delphine and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 28, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 18, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software programs
Cloud computing software
Computer software
Third party search marketing software
Search marketing software
Downloadable cloud computing software
Application software for cloud computing services
None of the aforementioned relating to human resources.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Marketing agency services
On-line advertising and marketing services
Consulting services in the field of Internet marketing.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer software design
Writing of computer programs
Design, development and programming of computer software
Design, maintenance, development and updating of computer software
Hosting computer sites [web sites]
Maintenance and updating of computer software
Design, maintenance and up-dating of computer software
Programming of EDP software
Consultancy and information services relating to the design, programming and maintenance of computer software
Preparation of data processing programmes
Software development, programming and implementation
Installation, repair and maintenance of computer software
Installation and maintenance of Internet access software
Configuration of computer software
Configuration of computer systems and networks
Conversion of computer programs and data, other than physical conversion
Engineering project management services
IT project management
Computer project management in the field of EDP
Rental of computer software
Maintenance of computer software
Hosting the web sites of others on a computer server for a global computer network
Advisory services relating to computer programming
Software as a service [SaaS]
Platforms for gaming as software as a service [SaaS]
Platforms for graphic design as software as a service [SaaS]
Consulting services in the field of software as a service [SaaS]
Software as a service [SaaS] featuring software for deep learning
Platforms for artificial intelligence as software as a service [SaaS]
Software as a service [SaaS] featuring software for machine learning
Hosting services, software as a service, and rental of software
Software as a service [SaaS] featuring software for deep neural networks
Software as a service [SaaS] services featuring software for machine learning, deep learning and deep neural networks
None of the aforementioned relating to human resources.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Licensing of computer software
Consultancy relating to computer software licensing