The trademark freeRAN was filed by UBIIK INC., a corporation established under the laws of Taiwan, Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 15, 2023, and received one opposition filed on October 15, 2023 by FREE on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by COURSIN CHARLIER AVOCATS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 15, 2023
The application was filed in Danish, and Danish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003205030 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(5) EUTMR with decision issued on January 8, 2025 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Remote controls
Remote controls for devices to collect water, gas, electricity and energy-related real-time data
Computer hardware and software for use in data collection and control, communications in the industrial and manufacturing industries
Computer hardware and software for use in data collection and control, communications and data exchange, electronic meter reading, off-site meter reading, and meter data recorders in the utilities and energy industries
Electricity meters capable of automatic meter reading
Water meters capable of automatic meter reading
Gas meters capable of automatic meter reading
Computer software and software platform accessed via general types of communication networks for collecting, analyzing, integrating, reporting, forecasting, and billing water, gas, electricity, and energyrelated data and for managing energy costs and uses in an easy-to-understand user interface
Computer software for billing customer accounts, for managing utility meters and equipment, and for scheduling customer orders
Computer peripheral and software for activating, modifying and controlling with utilities systems and energy equipment
Computer peripheral and software for communication with utilities systems and energy equipment
Communications software and hardware for connecting computer network users
Communications software and hardware for connecting Intranet and Extranet networks
Computer software for load management and demand response
Computer software for scheduling, assigning, dispatching and monitoring field operations for the utilities and energy industries
Computer software for interfacing and communicating with other sets of computer programs for use in the field of energy management
Electronic monitoring devices for monitoring and forecasting of power production in photovoltaic system
Computer software for monitoring and forecasting of power production in photovoltaic system
Computer software and computer hardware for collecting, analyzing, and managing digital data
Computer software for collecting, editing, managing, adjusting, transmitting, recording, exchanging, and processing data
Industrial process control software
Communications software for connecting computer network users