The trademark d-trust. was filed by Bundesdruckerei GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 12, 2023, and received one opposition filed on May 7, 2023 by Trust Holding B.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by TAYLOR WESSING N.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 7, 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 9 with following description of goods:
Machine-readable data carriers of all types
Software for confidence services and electronic identification, in particular relating to trusted electronic documents and time stamping
Data processing apparatus and computers for confidence services and electronic identification, in particular relating to trusted electronic documents and time stamping.
The mark was filed in class 35 with Registration of users of a security infrastructure.
The mark was filed in class 38 with Data transmission and transfer of documents via trusted telematic services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Certification of data or messages transmitted via telecommunications
Providing of certified trust services including digital certificates, electronic signatures and seals and digital identities and electronic identification, in particular relating to the trustworthiness of electronic documents and time stamps
Providing research for confidence services and electronic identification, in particular relating to trusted electronic documents and time stamping
Configuration of computer systems and networks, in particular of the aforesaid for security infrastructure
Design and development of electronic security elements, in particular for document security in document creation, production and distribution, key generation, key storage and key management
Providing of cryptographic process-based software and hardware solutions in the field of IT security
Authentication services for computer security
Encryption, decryption and authentication of information, messages and data
Digitalisation of initials and signatures
Development of access protection systems
IT security
Information protection services relating to copy and tamper protection
Digital watermarking
Development of software for digital fingerprinting
Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for processing electronic payments
Development, statements, care and rental including software as a service for confidence services and electronic identification, in particular relating to trusted electronic documents and time stamping.