The trademark urbiq was filed by Urbiq s.r.o., a corporation established under the laws of the Czech Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 5, 2023, and received one opposition filed on January 7, 2024 by G+J Medien GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. 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 January 7, 2024
The application was filed in Czech, and Czech 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:
Application software, for use in the following fields: Developing public strategies
Application software, for use in the following fields: Monitoring the implementation of public strategies
Interactive software applications, for use in the following fields: data visualization
Interactive software applications, for use in the following fields: Visualisation of data obtained from architectural designs, development projects, zoning studies and spatial development concepts
Interactive software applications, for use in the following fields: Evaluation and optimisation of the sustainability of spatial and strategic planning and development
Software, for use in the following fields: Transformation of data from static documents into interactive applications
Interactive computer software
Interactive electronic publications
Interactive computer systems
Databases
Software for capturing, transferring, storing and indexing data and documents
Software for spatial development and planning
Software for the organisation and evaluation of architectural, spatial and urban planning studies, projects and competitions
Building Information Modelling (BIM) software
Communication software to connect stakeholders in spatial planning and spatial and strategic development
Communication software in architectural design between an architect and a client
Downloadable publications
All the aforesaid services, in relation to the following fields: Space planning and Territorial and strategic development.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Data processing
Compilation of information into computer databases
Computerized file management
All the aforesaid services, in relation to the following fields: Space planning, Territorial and strategic development.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Organising events, Organisation of lectures, Organisation of workshops, educational, social or other public events
Production of podcasts
Creation [writing] of educational content for podcasts
Organisation of Webinars
Provision of training courses
Teaching
Education information
Publication and editing of printed matter
Publication and editing of printed matter
Issue of publications
Electronic publishing services
Publication of magazines
Publication of books
Publication of year books
All the aforesaid services, in relation to the following fields: Spatial planning, territorial and strategic development.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
App software development, for use in the following fields: Developing public strategies
App software development, for use in the following fields: Monitoring the implementation of public strategies
Development of interactive application software, for use in the following fields: data visualisation
Development of interactive application software for the visualisation and evaluation of data obtained from architectural designs, development projects, zoning studies and spatial development concepts
Development of interactive application software designed to evaluate and optimise the sustainability of spatial and strategic planning and development
Development of software designed to transform data from static documents into interactive applications
Development of systems for the processing of data
Developing interactive computer programs
Programming
Conversion of computer programs and data, other than physical conversion
Database design and development
Maintenance of databases
Providing data for spatial, strategic planning and architectural design
Data as a service (DaaS)
Scientific and technological services and research relating thereto, in the following fields: Territorial and strategic development and planning
Quality control and Validation of building information models (BIM models)
Rental of computer database software
Providing temporary use of web-based software
Information technology [IT] consultancy
Architecture, urbanism and space planning
Advisory services, in the following fields: space planning, Planning of strategies
Advisory services relating to the planning of premises
Architectural consultancy, Consultancy, in the following fields: BIM
Consultancy, in the following fields: Sustainable designing
Research for construction, spatial, strategic and urban planning purposes
All the aforesaid services, in relation to the following fields: space planning, Territorial and strategic development.