The trademark Captcha was filed by Krone Multimedia Gesellschaft m.b.H. & Co. KG., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 14, 2023, and received one opposition filed on June 14, 2023 by Apple Inc. on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Locke Lord LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 14, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 20, 2023. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on December 3, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users, for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Software for computer search engines that authenticates and categorises users and terminals and prevents automated access to websites
Data protection software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users, for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Testing software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users, for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Interactive software based on artificial intelligence for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users, for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Artificial-intelligence and machine-learning software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users, for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Artificial-intelligence analysis software that authenticates and categorises users and terminals and prevents automated access to websites
Artificial-intelligence monitoring software that authenticates and categorises users and terminals and prevents automated access to websites
Computer security software that authenticates and categorises users and terminals and prevents automated access to websites
Online security software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users, for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Data backup software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users, for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Software as a service [SaaS] for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users, for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Software as a service [SaaS] featuring software for deep learning for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users, for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Hosting, Software as a service [SaaS] and Rental of software Being a service and Rental of software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Artificial-intelligence platforms for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users being software as a service [SaaS], for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Consultancy in the following fields: Software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users for the prevention of automated access to websites as a service [SaaS]
Software as a service [SaaS] featuring software for machine learning, deep learning and deep neural networks that authenticates and categorises users and terminals and prevents automated access to websites
Platform as a service [PaaS] for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users, for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
IT security, caretaking services and Restoration using software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users, for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Computer services and technological services for the backup of computer systems and other data, using software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Computer and technology services for securing computer data and personal and financial information Using software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users, for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Design and development of computer programs, Especially In connection with the following goods: Access authorisation software and antivirus software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users for the prevention of automated access to websites
Data security consultancy in relation to the following goods: Software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users for the prevention of automated access to websites
Internet security consultancy in relation to the following goods: Software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users for the prevention of automated access to websites
Computer security services for protection against illegal network access, Especially Using software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Design relating to the following goods: Computer software and computer systems for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users for the prevention of automated access to websites
User interface design software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users, for use in the following fields: Prevention of automated access to websites
Providing of security services for computers and provision of security services for computerised transactions in relation to the following goods: Software for the authentication and categorisation of terminals and users for the prevention of automated access to websites.