The trademark VADR was filed by LEX-COM Informationssysteme GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 2, 2023, and received one opposition filed on November 26, 2023 by VADE FRANCE Société par actions simplifiée (Société à associé unique) on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by AWA BENELUX SA and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 26, 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 35 with following description of goods:
Professional business analysis and consultancy, Marketing research, Statistical evaluation of data in computer databases
Analysis and evaluation of data in computer databases
Compiling and Systematic ordering of data in databases, Providing of data in databases
Market research and business analyses
Analysis of market research statistics
Collection of information relating to market research
Market research by means of a computer database
Collating, compilation, analysis and retrieval of data and information
Maintenance of data in computer databases, Indexing of data in computer databases
Creating indexes of information, websites and other information sources
Compilation of statistics, all the aforesaid services Other than in the field of quads, wheel scooters, mopeds.
The mark was filed in class 38 with Telecommunication services and Providing of access to an internet portal containing information relating to spare parts and information relating enquiries about spare parts..
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computing centres
Creation and operation of databases, Especially, Relating to the following sectors: Central, relational databases
Writing databases for replacement part-master data
Running post-editing user programs so that predetermined information suppliers can store their data in a central database
Providing of an online interface so that database users can consult the data records of the database directly via an online connection
Administration of user rights in computer networks
Programming of customised computer programs featuring user-defined information, personal profiles and personal information
Design and maintenance of computer programs
Compiling of databases
Data mining
Analysis of big data for optimising a targeted data search
Software as a service [SaaS], Software as a service [SaaS] for the bringing together, systemisation and providing of data relating to spare parts and data relating to enquiries about spare parts.