000942672

FICON

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September 28, 1998

Trademark Summary

The trademark FICON was filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 4, 1999, and received one opposition filed on October 4, 1999 by OPTIMUM DATA EDV-Beratung, Programmierung, Qualitätssicherung AG on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by CMS REICH-ROHRWIG HAINZ RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 4, 1999

The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).

Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on October 12, 2008, and the other one on October 2, 2018.

Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 10, 2007. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on June 14, 2015. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 26, 2015. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 27, 2015.

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Computers
  2. Adapters for computers
  3. Components and peripherals for computers
  4. Computer memories
  5. Interfaces for computers
  6. Data processing equipment
  7. Printers
  8. Integrated circuits
  9. Printed circuits
  10. Magnetic disks
  11. Disk drives
  12. Compact discs
  13. Magnetic tapes
  14. Tape recorders
  15. Calculating machines
  16. Pocket calculators
  17. Cash registers
  18. Facsimile
  19. Video games
  20. Video screens
  21. Video recorders
  22. Video tapes
  23. Computer programs
  24. Documentation and instruction manuals recorded on machine-readable media and relating to computers or computer programs
  25. Computer hardware and computer software for the enabling of intrasystem and intersystem connection through fibre channels.
• The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Instructional and teaching material
  2. Documentation and publication relating to computers or computer programs
  3. Manuals
  4. Printed publications
  5. Books
  6. Magazines
  7. Periodicals
  8. Newspapers
  9. Printed matter
  10. Printed matter relating to the enabling of intrasystem and intersystem connection through fibre channels.
• The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Computer programming
  2. Updating of computer software
  3. Design of computer software
  4. Maintenance of computer hardware and software
  5. Leasing access time to computer data base servers
  6. Technical project studies in the field of computer hardware and software
  7. Rental of computers and computer software
  8. Services for providing user access to computers for business management
  9. Legal services
  10. Scientific and industrial research
  11. Reporter services
  12. Videotaping services
  13. Organization of exhibitions.