The trademark EPIC AI was filed by Epic AI GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 28, 2023, and received one opposition filed on November 28, 2023 by Epic Games, Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BIRD & BIRD LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 28, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German 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:
Software
Financial management software
Document automation software
Business technology software
Workforce management software
Content control software
Manufacturing software
Home automation software
Software for product development
Downloadable and recorded content
Information technology and audio-visual, multimedia and photographic devices
Measuring, detecting, monitoring and controlling devices
Navigation, guidance, tracking, targeting and map making devices
Audiovisual apparatus
Data communications hardware
Data processing equipment
Reservation systems software
Motion control software
Environmental control software
Computer software downloaded from the internet
Artificial intelligence software
Artificial intelligence software for surveillance
Interactive software based on artificial intelligence.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Internet marketing
Compilation of advertisements for use on the internet
Providing business information via a web site
Management and compilation of computerised databases
Systemization of information into computer databases
Compilation of information into computer databases
Data transcription
Automated data processing
Provision of computerised data relating to business.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer programming for the internet
Providing search engines for the internet
Design of computer databases
Computer system design
Software design for others
Design of printed material
Smartphone software design
Design of computer hardware
Providing information on computer technology and programming via a web site
Design services
IT services
Providing artificial intelligence computer programs on data networks
Technology consultation in the field of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence consultancy
Infrastructure as a Service [IaaS]
Software as a service [SaaS]
Platforms for graphic design as software as a service [SaaS]
Software as a service [SaaS] featuring software for deep learning
Platform as a service [PaaS]
Blockchain as a Service [BaaS]
Hosting services, software as a service, and rental of software
Platforms for artificial intelligence as software as a service [SaaS]
Software as a service [SaaS] featuring software for machine learning
Software as a service [SaaS] featuring software for deep neural networks
Consulting services in the field of software as a service [SaaS]
Software as a service [SaaS] services featuring software for machine learning, deep learning and deep neural networks
Platform as a service [PaaS] featuring software platforms for transmission of images, audio-visual content, video content and messages.