The trademark COGITO was filed by COGITO Consulting GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 22, 2001, and received one opposition filed on October 22, 2001 by COGNITO LIMITED on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (d) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law, (e) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by WITHERS & ROGERS LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 22, 2001
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on April 15, 2002. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 10, 2007. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on May 18, 2008.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with Data processing apparatus, data processing installations, computers, computer-aided equipment, included in class 9, cash registers, peripheral equipment for the aforesaid installations and equipment, programs stored on data carriers, aforesaid goods, in particular for furniture retail, mineral oil trading, publishing, members associations, charity associations, network installations, Internet applications and but not including goods relating to telecommunications and to the processing and management of mobile data..
The mark was filed in class 35 with Business consultancy, including organisational project management and project supervision as part of this consultancy, organisational consultancy and support by providing or arranging for specialist personnel for using, installing, operating, converting, buying of data processing installations and programs and programming therefor, operation of an information, complaints and emergency hotline, aforesaid services in particular for furniture retail, mineral oil trading, publishing, members associations, charity associations, cash registers, network installations, Internet applications and but not including services relating to telecommunications and to the processing and management of mobile data..
The mark was filed in class 37 with Installation, maintenance, repair of hardware, aforesaid goods in particular for furniture retail, mineral oil trading, publishing, members associations, charity associations, cash registers, network installations, Internet applications and but not including services relating to telecommunications and to the processing and management of mobile data..
The mark was filed in class 41 with Training, including software training and hardware training and but not including services relating to telecommunications and to the processing and management of mobile data..
The mark was filed in class 42 with Professional consultancy, non-business, including technical project management and project supervision as part of this consultancy, technical consultancy on using, installing, operating, converting, buying data processing installations and programs and programming therefor, computer programming, installing, updating and maintenance of software, aforesaid goods in particular for furniture retail, mineral oil trading, publishing, members associations, charity associations, cash registers, network installations, Internet applications and but not including services relating to telecommunications and to the processing and management of mobile data..