The trademark IRIS was filed by Brouwer Holding C. B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 3, 2023, and received one opposition filed on July 2, 2023 by TGR1.618 LIMITED on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BASCK EUROPE SP. Z O.O. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 2, 2023
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business management
Business administration
Office functions
Electronic stock management services
Business project management
Business research and Analysis of businesses, Namely of Auditing Researching of companies and Analysis of businesses, Namely of Auditing
Conducting of business appraisals
Business consulting
Business organisation and professional business consultancy and planning, strategic business planning and advice, Business communication consultancy and planning and Business administration consultancy and planning
Reorganisation of business organisational processes
Business research and business efficiency expert services, including in relation to the following fields: logistics
Providing of online directory services, in the following fields: Business information
Management and compilation of computerised databases
Provision of commercial information
Data processing, systematisation and management
Inventory management services
Computerised inventory preparation
None of these services being intended for individuals and professionals in the automotive sector in the context of pre-sales or after-sales -car sales
None of the aforesaid relating to the field of cybersecurity, including, database security, brand protection, fraud detection and prevention, network and information security, security threats and violations, and law, regulatory, and rights enforcement services.