The trademark ID Sugarfree was filed by ID Sugarfree B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 14, 2024, and received one opposition filed on April 10, 2024 by ID Information und Dokumentation im Gesundheitswesen GmbH & Co. KGaA on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MAIKOWSKI & NINNEMANN PATENTANWÄLTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 10, 2024
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 9 with following description of goods:
Downloadable and mobile application software and software for use with electronic data verification, namely, to facilitate the attribution of a legally binding electronic signature to a document or file for communication over a global computer network
Downloadable software and mobile application software and software for use by application service providers to facilitate electronic data verification over a global computer network
Downloadable software and mobile application software and software for generating, obtaining, managing, capturing, storing, processing and viewing electronic signatures and electronic signature data
Downloadable software and mobile application software and software for issuing encrypted digital signature certificates
Downloadable software and software for mobile applications
Interface software and software for sending electronic signature requests, completing contracts, opening accounts, confirming deliveries, completing employment forms, electronically signing documents, automating forms and form field data
Downloadable software for real-time document tracking, routing, and document workflow management, platform notification configuration, document download and multi-factor authentication enforcement
Downloadable software and mobile application software and software for searching the contents of electronic documents, identifying outstanding tasks, creating calendars and sending reminders for co-editing and co-browsing electronic documents
Downloadable software for creating electronic documents for templates, electronic delivery of documents and files and maintenance and storage of electronic data, providing user authentication services in e-commerce transactions, synchronizing data with third party systems
All of the beforementioned goods not for nor in relation to healthcare applications.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Providing online, non-downloadable computer software and mobile application software for use in electronic data verification, namely, to facilitate the assignment of a legally binding electronic signature to a document or file for communication over a global computer network
Providing online, non-downloadable computer software and mobile application software for use by application service providers to facilitate electronic data verification over a global computer network
Providing online, non-downloadable computer software and mobile application software for generating, obtaining, managing, recording, storing, processing and viewing electronic signatures and electronic signature data
Providing online, non-downloadable computer software and mobile application software for issuing encrypted digital signature certificates
Providing online, non-downloadable computer software for sending electronic signature requests, completing contracts, opening accounts, confirming deliveries, filling out employment forms, electronically signing documents, automating forms and form field data, tracking documents in real time, routing and checking the document workflow, configuring platform notifications, downloading documents and enforcing multi-factor authentication
Providing online non-downloadable artificial intelligence computer software for searching the contents of electronic documents, identifying open tasks, scheduling and sending reminders that enable collaborative editing and browsing of electronic documents, creating electronic documents for templates, the electronic delivery of documents and files, maintaining and storing electronic data
Providing authentication services for users in e-commerce transactions and synchronizing data with third party systems
Electronic data verification services, namely, Providing services for the issuance of legally binding electronic signatures for documents or files via a global computer network
Providing a website featuring non-downloadable software for use with electronic data verification and secure digital transactions over global information networks
Providing a website featuring technology that enables users to upload, electronically verify, store and securely distribute a document or file over global information networks
Electronically digitizing and storing document images, data and text on readable media
Electronic signature authorization services
Digital signature authorization services
Computer services relating to electronic signature verification and authorization services
Computer services relating to verification and authorization of digital signatures
Providing software or online services for signing electronic documents
Providing software or online services for generating, obtaining, managing, recording, storing, processing and viewing electronic signatures and electronic signature data
SaaS (Software as a Service) service featuring software for issuing encrypted certificates for digital signatures
Encrypting and decrypting data
Design and development of computer hardware and software for online attestation and verification of Internet users
Electronic signature verification services
Online verification of digital signatures of users in electronic commerce
Timestamping services for electronic documents
Digital signature verification services
Identity theft and fraud prevention services related to electronic commerce
Information, advisory and consultancy services related to all the above services
Providing downloadable and mobile application software and software for use with electronic data verification, namely, to facilitate the attribution of a legally binding electronic signature to a document or file for communication over a global computer network
Providing downloadable software and mobile application software and software for use by application service providers to facilitate electronic data verification over a global computer network
Providing downloadable software and mobile application software and software for generating, obtaining, managing, capturing, storing, processing and viewing electronic signatures and electronic signature data
Providing downloadable software and mobile application software and software for issuing encrypted digital signature certificates
Providing downloadable software and software for mobile applications, interface software and software for sending electronic signature requests, completing contracts, opening accounts, confirming deliveries, completing employment forms
Providing downloadable software and software for mobile applications, interface software and software for e-signing documents, automating forms and form field data, real-time document tracking, routing and managing document workflow, configuring platform notifications, downloading of documents and enforcing multi-factor authentication
Providing downloadable software and mobile application software and artificial intelligence software for searching the contents of electronic documents, identifying outstanding tasks, creating calendars and sending reminders for co-editing and co-browsing of electronic documents
Providing downloadable and mobile application software and artificial intelligence software for creating electronic documents for templates, electronically delivering documents and files, maintaining and storing electronic data, providing user authentication services in e-commerce transactions, and synchronizing data with systems from third parties
All of the beforementioned services not relating to applications in the healthcare sector.