The trademark ZEMBRA was filed by ODDO BHF SCA, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 29, 2024, and received one opposition filed on March 18, 2024 by Cembra Money Bank AG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HEUKING KÜHN LÜER WOJTEK STUTTGART and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 18, 2024
The application was filed in French, and French 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:
Computer software (recorded programs) and application software for the banking, financial and insurance sectors
Application software for customer relationship management in the banking, financial and insurance sectors
Computer software for managing bank accounts and banking transactions
Communication software for bringing together users of a network in the banking, financial and insurance sectors
Downloadable computer software applications for the banking, financial and insurance sectors
Data processing apparatus
Intercommunication apparatus
Computer software and software applications for conducting and processing banking transactions online
Software, in particular software for secure payments, for computerised communications networks such as the Internet
Equipment for processing secure payments, for computerised communications networks such as the Internet
Application software for mobile telephones, smartphones and tablet computers for processing secure payments online and managing cheque remittance online
Computer software for processing electronic payments and transferring funds to and from others
Smart cards or cards with microprocessors and magnetic cards and in particular payment cards, credit cards, debit cards, loyalty cards, discount cards, electronic purses
Money counting and money sorting machines
Automatic cash dispensers
Pocket calculators
Counterfeit coin detectors
Readers for smart cards or cards with microprocessors, magnetic cards, payment cards, credit cards, debit cards, loyalty cards, discount cards.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer programming
Computer system design
Computer software design
Computer software consultancy
Web site design consultancy
Information technology [IT] consultancy
Computer security consultancy
Conversion of computer programs and data, other than physical conversion
Server hosting
Providing information on computer technology and programming via a web site
Rental of computer software
Software as a service [SaaS]
Data security consultancy
Telecommunications technology consultancy
All of the aforesaid services being provided in the banking, financial and insurance sectors.