The trademark ipidea was filed by BAZE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO.，LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 5, 2023, and received one opposition filed on January 19, 2024 by FERDINAND SCHAD GmbH on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 19, 2024
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 28, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software applications, downloadable namely, software for use as an Internet browser extension for proxy server and proxy network being virtual private network (VPN) access and management
Computer software, recorded namely, software for use as an Internet browser extension for proxy server and proxy network being virtual private network (VPN) access and management
Computer operating programs, recorded for use as an Internet browser extension for proxy server and proxy network being virtual private network (VPN) access and management
Computer programs, downloadable for use as an Internet browser extension for proxy server and proxy network being virtual private network (VPN) access and management
Computer programs, recorded for use as an Internet browser extension for proxy server and proxy network being virtual private network (VPN) access and management
Computer software platforms, recorded or downloadable for use as an Internet browser extension for proxy server and proxy network being virtual private network (VPN) access and management.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Message sending
Communications by computer terminals
Computer aided transmission of messages and images
Providing information in the field of telecommunications
Providing user access to global computer networks
Rental of access time to global computer networks
Providing access to databases
Streaming of data
Rental of modems
Communications by fibre optic networks
Transmission of telegrams
Providing internet chatrooms
Transmission of digital files
Providing online forums
Telecommunications routing and junction services
Transmission of electronic mail
Radio communications
Video-on-demand transmission
Communications by fiber optic networks.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer software design featuring software for the provision of proxy servers and proxy networks being virtual private networks (VPNs) for others
Consultancy in the design and development of computer hardware
Software as a service [SaaS] featuring software for the provision of proxy servers and proxy networks being virtual private networks (VPNs) for others
Rental of computer software featuring software for the provision of proxy servers and proxy networks being virtual private networks (VPNs) for others
Creating and maintaining websites for others featuring non- downloadable software for management of proxy servers and proxy networks being virtual private networks (VPNs)
Installation of computer software featuring software for the provision of proxy servers and proxy networks being virtual private networks (VPNs) for others
Computer software consultancy in the field of proxy server networks being virtual private networks (VPNs)
Providing information relating to computer technology and programming via a website in the field of proxy server networks being virtual private networks (VPNs)
Information technology [IT] support services [troubleshooting of software] featuring software for the provision of proxy servers and proxy networks being virtual private networks (VPNs) for others
Maintenance of computer software featuring software for the provision of proxy servers and proxy networks being virtual private networks (VPNs) for others
Updating of computer software featuring software for the provision of proxy servers and proxy networks being virtual private networks (VPNs) for others
Computer system design in the field of proxy server networks being virtual private networks (VPNs)
Rental of web servers in the field of proxy server networks being virtual private networks (VPNs)
Server hosting in the field of proxy server networks being virtual private networks (VPNs).