The trademark Grid was filed by Koherent Oy, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 24, 2024, and received one opposition filed on June 9, 2024 by GRID, a.s. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by artpatent, advokátní kancelář s.r.o. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 9, 2024
The application was filed in Finnish, and Finnish 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:
Downloadable and recorded content
Measuring, detecting and monitoring devices
Navigation, guidance, targeting and map making devices
Optical devices, enhancers and correctors
Scientific and laboratory devices for treatment using electricity
Scientific research and laboratory apparatus, educational apparatus and simulators
Information technology and audio-visual, multimedia and photographic devices
Media content
Databases
System and system support software, and firmware
Software
Software for monitoring, analysing, and running physical world operations
Application software
Artificial intelligence software for analysis
Web application and server software
Virtual and augmented reality software
Data and file management and database software
Media and publishing software
Simulation software
Office and business applications
Communication, networking and social networking software
Artificial intelligence and machine learning software
Software for the planning, integration and optimization of Smart City applications
Civil engineering software
Utility, security and cryptography software
Operating systems
Data processing equipment and accessories (electrical and mechanical)
Communications equipment
Annunciators
Protective and safety equipment
Sensors, detectors and monitoring instruments
Measuring devices
Regulators
Testing
Data loggers and recorders
Time measuring instruments (not including clocks and watches)
Distance and dimension measuring instruments
Temperature measuring instruments
Speed measuring instruments
Weighing machines
Electricity measuring instruments
All the aforementioned only in relation to positioning, location-finding and structural health monitoring and measurement
All of the foregoing solely for use in detecting movement and positioning of commercial/industrial facilities
None of the above goods being or related to customer experience consultancy
None of the aforesaid being for use in distributed energy resources management, utilities control infrastructure, utilities transmission and distribution systems, electricity network operations, electricity system operations, electrical power supply, electricity consumption, aggregated group management, flexible fleet management in the field of electricity network and energy management
None of the foregoing incorporating automation technology or for use with the automation or control of goods other than goods used solely for purposes of detecting movement and positioning of commercial/industrial facilities
None of the aforesaid goods relating to the fields of electricity generation, supply, distribution or transmission or gas transportation and storage
All of the aforementioned goods in the field of radio-interferometric terrestrial positioning.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Business assistance, management and administrative services
Advertising, marketing and promotional consultancy, advisory and assistance services
Trade show and commercial exhibition services
Administrative support and data processing services
Business consultancy and advisory services
Data processing, systematisation and management
Business administration
Collection of data
Collecting information for business
Data processing
Compilation of information into computerised registers
Collating of data in computer databases
Business consultancy services relating to data processing
Business analysis and information services, and market research
Business management consultancy
All the aforementioned only in relation to positioning, location-finding and structural health monitoring and measurement
None of the above services being or related to customer experience consultancy
All of the foregoing services solely for use in detecting movement and positioning of commercial/industrial facilities
None of the foregoing services being in relation to incorporating automation technology or for use with the automation or control of goods other than goods used solely for purposes of detecting movement and positioning of commercial/industrial facilities
None of the aforesaid services relating to the fields of electricity generation, supply, distribution or transmission or gas transportation and storage
All of the aforementioned services in the field of radio-interferometric terrestrial positioning.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Computer hardware and telecommunication apparatus installation, maintenance and repair
Building maintenance and repair
Extermination, disinfection and pest control
Excavation services, and extraction of natural resources
Building, construction and demolition
Rental of tools, plant and equipment for construction, demolition, cleaning and maintenance
Shipbuilding
Construction information
Prevention and correction of building settlement
Providing information relating to building demolition
Maintenance and repair of parts and fittings for buildings
Providing information relating to the construction, repair and maintenance of buildings
Plumbing maintenance advisory services
None of the aforesaid services relating to the fields of electricity generation, supply, distribution or transmission or gas transportation and storage
All of the aforementioned services in the field of radio-interferometric terrestrial positioning.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
IT services
Design services
Testing, authentication and quality control
Science and technology services
IT consultancy, advisory and information services
IT security, protection and restoration
IT service management [ITSM]
Data duplication and conversion services, data coding services
Rental of computer hardware and facilities
Computer hardware development
Software development, programming and implementation
Hosting services, software as a service, and rental of software
Creation of control programs for automated measurement, assembly, adjustment, and related visualisation
Design and development of navigation systems
Development and testing of software
Computer software design
Computer programming for data processing and communication systems
Provision of information relating to computer programming
Infrastructure as a Service [IaaS]
Consulting services in the field of software as a service [SaaS]
Cloud computing
Cloud hosting provider services
Platform as a service [PaaS] featuring software platforms for transmission of images, audio-visual content, video content and messages
Platform as a service [PaaS]
Application service provider services
Rental of data processing programs
Rental of computer software and programs
Rental and maintenance of computer software
Software as a service [SaaS] services featuring software for machine learning, deep learning and deep neural networks
Software as a service [SaaS]
Information technology [IT] consultancy
Consultancy services for analysing information systems
Architectural and urban planning services
Engineering services
Rental of science and technology equipment
Technical design
Computer assisted engineering design services
Telecommunications engineering
All the aforementioned only in relation to positioning, location-finding and structural health monitoring and measurement
All of the foregoing solely for use in detecting movement and positioning of commercial/industrial facilities
None of the above services being or related to customer experience consultancy
None of the aforesaid being for use in distributed energy resources management, utilities control infrastructure, utilities transmission and distribution systems, electricity network operations, electricity system operations, electrical power supply, electricity consumption, aggregated group management, flexible fleet management in the field of electricity network and energy management
None of the aforesaid services relating to the fields of electricity generation, supply, distribution or transmission or gas transportation and storage
All of the aforementioned services in the field of radio-interferometric terrestrial positioning.