The trademark Bw was filed by Bitwala GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 19, 2023, and received one opposition filed on October 9, 2023 by Landesbank Baden-Württemberg rechtsfähige Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BIRD & BIRD LLP and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 9, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 1, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer communication software to allow customers to access bank account information and transact bank business
Computer e-commerce software
Computer software relating to the handling of financial transactions
Computer programmes relating to financial matters
Computer programs, downloadable
Downloadable computer software for managing crypto asset transactions using blockchain technology
Downloadable e-wallets
Downloadable cryptographic keys for receiving and spending crypto assets
Computer software applications, downloadable
Downloadable applications for use with mobile devices
Financial management software
Software for commerce over a global communications network.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Processing of debit card payments
Processing of credit card payments
Fund investment services
Issuance of gift certificates
Issuance of tokens of value
Issuance of credit cards
Banking
Providing financial information
Providing financial information via a web site
Conducting of financial transactions
Computerised information services relating to banking matters
Trading in currencies
Electronic banking via a global computer network [internet banking]
Electronic funds transfer provided via blockchain technology
Electronic funds transfer
Electronic transfer of crypto assets
E-wallet payment services
Finance services
Financial analysis
Fundraising and financial sponsorship
Financial transfers and transactions, and payment services
Provision of financial services by means of a global computer network or the internet
Financial services relating to credit cards
Credit card verification
Administration of financial affairs
Mobile banking services
Online banking
Financial management
Financial exchange of crypto assets.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
User authentication services using blockchain technology
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications accessible via a web site
Providing temporary use of web-based software
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for analyzing financial data and generating reports
Computer programming and software design
Development of software for data and multimedia content conversion from and to different protocols
Development of software for compression and decompression of multimedia contents
Software development, programming and implementation
Design of information systems relating to finance
Design, development and implementation of software
Hosting services, software as a service, and rental of software
Programming of software for e-commerce platforms
Software as a service [SaaS]
Software design and development
Software engineering
Rental of financial management software
Server hosting
Hosting web sites
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for preparing shipping documents over computer networks, intranets and the internet.