The trademark TECHLINGO was filed by Davy Edouard ENGONE NZE, a national of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 3, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 3, 2023 by Duolingo, Inc. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Fieldfisher LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 3, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 31, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software
Downloadable software applications
Downloadable applications for mobile devices
Downloadable mobile applications for portable computer devices
Video cameras
Digital video cameras
Mobile telephones
Special carriers for mobile telephones
Holders for mobile telephones
Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
Data processing equipment, computers
Telephone headsets
Headphones, music headphones.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education, provision of training
Training in the field of computer languages, data processing and computer programming
Computer courses and computer programming courses
Consultancy relating to vocational skills training
Provision of facilities for employment skills training
Computerised training in career counselling
Vocational guidance [education or training advice]
Arranging and conducting of conferences, congresses, seminars and colloquiums
Production of audiovisual media
Publishing services for books and magazines
Electronic desktop publishing
Leisure and entertainment
Organisation of competition (education or entertainment).
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Software as a service (SaaS)
Platform as a service (PaaS)
Consultancy in the field of computer programming and computers
Computer system design
Consultancy relating to computer security
Consultancy in the field of computer design and development
Design and development of computer hardware and software
Conducting technical project studies
Design, installation, maintenance, updating and rental of computer software
Computer programming
Computer system analysis
Digitization of documents
Cloud based computer services
Information technology [IT] consultancy
Server hosting
Electronic data storage
Development of computer languages, consultancy relating to computer languages