The trademark heptabit PARADOX was filed by SEDMI ODJEL d.o.o., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Croatia (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 26, 2023, and received one opposition filed on October 25, 2023 by Paradox Inc. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by DLA PIPER LUXEMBOURG S.À.R.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 25, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003205416 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on September 12, 2024 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Programs for smartphones
Application software for smartphones
Smartphones
Wireless communication devices
Handheld communication devices
Application software for wireless devices
Wireless communication devices for the transmission of multimedia content
Network communication devices
Encryption software
Self-synchronizing digital encryptors
Encryption apparatus
Security tokens [encryption devices]
Cryptography software
Privacy protection software
Apparatus for transmission of communication
Two-way wireless communication systems
Network communication apparatus
Communications networks
Cloud servers
Cloud computing software
Cloud network monitoring software
Cloud server software.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Electronic communication services
Computer communications for the transmission of information
Telephone communications
Communication services for the transmission of information
Communication services
Computer communications services for the transmission of information
Provision of wireless application protocol services including those utilising a secure communications channel
Providing users with secure remote access via the internet to private computer networks
Providing access to electronic communications networks
Providing electronic transmission of secure e-mail
Transmission of encrypted communications
Electronic exchange of messages via chat lines, chatrooms and Internet forums
Providing voice chat services
Electronic communication by means of chatrooms, chat lines and Internet forums
Providing chat lines utilising the internet
Virtual chatrooms established via text messaging
Providing on-line chat rooms for transmission of messages among computer users
Providing Internet chat rooms
Wireless transfer of data via wireless application protocols
Voice over Internet Protocol [VoIP] communication services
Advisory and consultancy services relating to wireless communications and wireless communications equipment
Operation of radio frequency communications systems.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Data encryption and decoding services
Encryption, decryption and authentication of information, messages and data
Authentication services (control) of messages transmitted via telecommunications
Development of software for secure network operations
Providing information about the design and development of computer hardware and software
Computer system design
Computer system design and development
Design and development of operating system software
Design of computer programs
Designing of computer programs
Computer design
Designing of data processing systems
Design of information systems
Design of operating system software
Design of communication systems
Rental of computer hardware and software
Programming of software for Internet portals, chatrooms, chat lines and Internet forums
Data encryption services
Authentication services for computer security
Design of hardware for data and multimedia content conversion from and to different protocols