The trademark VIPER was filed by B4 value.net GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 7, 2007, and received one opposition filed on April 9, 2007 by STMicroelectronics S.r.l. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by TAYLOR WESSING and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 9, 2007
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on May 18, 2016.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 17, 2011. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on December 17, 2017. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 15, 2019. Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on December 17, 2020. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on January 11, 2021.
The application claimed as seniority of the Federal Republic of Germany trademark 300 81 670 and filed on November 5, 2000 which was accepted by the office.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with Computer software for databases, for analysis, for character recognition, for presentations, data conversion, data transmission, computer animation, image processing, voice recognition, foreign language translation and network solutions and excluding semiconductors..
The mark was filed in class 16 with Printed matter, in particular prospectuses, manuals, technical information material, training documents, in particular relating to computer software and hardware for databases, for analysis, for character recognition, for presentations, data conversion, computer animation, image processing, voice recognition, foreign language translation and network solutions, electric and electronic communications apparatus, in particular modems and network cards, data processing equipment with electric and electronic communications apparatus, in particular with modems and network cards and excluding for semiconductors..
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Conducting training courses and seminars, for operating and working with data processing equipment and computers, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, in particular optical readers, scanners, printers, plotters, acoustic recording apparatus, electronic plug-in cards for computers for recording and reproduction of sound or images, in particular sound cards and video cards, fax machines, screens, electric and electronic communications apparatus, in particular modems, network cards, data processing equipment with electric and electronic communications apparatus, in particular with modems and network cards
Software company services, namely training, publication of training documents and manuals
Excluding for semiconductors.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Computer programming and excluding for semiconductors..