The trademark Q-LITE was filed by Batista Gérard Ruben, a national of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant") and Pawel Kurek, a national of the Republic of Poland (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). The application was published for oppositions on July 29, 2024, and received one opposition filed on September 30, 2024 by Billboard Technology Industries N.V. 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 MERK-ECHT B.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 30, 2024
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Handheld computing devices
Multimedia devices
Computer peripheral devices
Artificial intelligence software
Artificial intelligence software for healthcare
Artificial intelligence software for analysis
Artificial intelligence and machine learning software
Interactive software based on artificial intelligence.
The mark was filed in class 41 with Education and training services and Training services in the field of computer software development..
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services
Software as a service [SaaS]
Platforms for artificial intelligence as software as a service [SaaS]
Platforms for gaming as software as a service [SaaS]
Software development
Artificial intelligence consultancy
Research in the field of artificial intelligence
Technology consultation in the field of artificial intelligence
Research in the field of artificial intelligence technology.