The trademark Q2 Client Intelligence was filed by CRISIL Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of India (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 23, 2023, and received one opposition filed on May 22, 2023 by Q Squared Solutions Holdings Limited on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Marks & Clerk LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 22, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003196357 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on September 9, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software for general analytical purposes and for carrying out economic, industrial, and corporate research and risk assessment for financial institutions
Downloadable computer software and mobile applications software for accessing online business and financial information, financial indices, financial and credit ratings, market research, market reports, data analytics, stock prices, equity research, investment funds, risk solutions, investment, directories featuring commodities market information, market data and pricing data
Computer software for accessing and manipulating data in a financial database, and creating customized financial models, charts, analyses, and reports based on a financial database
Computer software that performs risk portfolio analytics and quantitative risk analyses.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business management consultancy services
Business data analysis
Providing data benchmarking information and business intelligence services
Business research and data analysis services in the field of data management
Business consulting, advising businesses in strategic management and development of overall corporate strategy and business initiatives
Corporate management consulting services to assist executives in business decision making
Advising businesses through the use of business consulting tools and techniques that enable strategic business decision making
Providing business project management consulting services, in particular, predicting project outcomes and modifying project implementation to increase likelihood of success in business transformation projects
Providing information in the field of business management
Providing business information in the field of strategic management and development of overall corporate strategy and business initiatives
Business consultancy in the field of information technology and electronic business transactions
Management consultancy services.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial Consultancy services
Providing financial information services, in particular market data, pricing data, market reports, benchmarking, and analytics
Financial risk assessment services
Financial analysis and consultation, including compiling and analyzing statistics, data, and other sources of information for financial purposes
Providing financial assessment services to banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, and asset management firms.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Services in the field of information technology and electronic business transactions
Industrial analysis and research service
Computer programming, in particular for Internet-based information technology systems
Software as a service featuring software in the field of commodities markets, including market data, pricing data, market reports, analytics
Database services
Providing a website featuring non-downloadable software for business management in the fields of finance, equity, fixed-income, risk and corporate policy, regulatory compliance, and financial crimes
Providing a website featuring resources, namely, non-downloadable software for research and analysis in the fields of finance, equity, fixed-income, risk and corporate policy, regulatory compliance, and financial crimes.