The trademark QR Quick Result was filed by Materna Information & Communications SE, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 30, 2008, and received one opposition filed on June 29, 2008 by PAPFER, S.L. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by J. PEREIRA DA CRUZ, S.A. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 29, 2008
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 January 7, 2018.
of the trademark registration was recorded on January 7, 2018. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on February 1, 2010. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 7, 2010. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 24, 2012. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on January 17, 2016.
The Opposition with reference B 001347337 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on September 14, 2011 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software and data processing equipment, data carriers containing programs for data processing equipment
Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
Equipment and apparatus for conducting telecommunications
Encoded cards and other data carriers, all included in class 9, for security, identification, access control and other control purposes, in particular for use in commercial transactions using modern telecommunications.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Database services, namely transmission of data from a database
Database services, namely leasing access time to databases
News agencies on the Internet (database services).
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Creating and updating of computer programs, creating homepages for the Internet, technical consultancy with regard to computer hardware and computer software
Technical consultancy with regard to organising data processing, archiving, selecting, processing, editing and linking graphic data and/or sound data, documentation of image, sound and text data on machine-readable data carriers and/or as positive and negative images (computer services), construction of computer databases (computer services)
Leasing of data-processing installations
Creation of data-processing programs
Development, construction, operating and maintenance of voice and data networks for businesses (corporate networks), and for consumers
Technical consultancy in matters relating to the Internet
Internet provider services, included in class 42
Rental of memory space for the self-presentation and sale of goods and services on digital networks, by means of the design of electronically processed information in the form of words, images and sound (webhosting)
Operating Internet search systems, in particular in the form of an edited catalogue system (search engines)
Technical consultancy with regard to network security
Development and providing of computer centre facilities, information and communications systems, namley physical and/or virtual Internet servers, mail servers and news servers
Planning, design, programming and implementation of information systems
Network construction and administration
Services in the field of new media, namely the planning, design and implementation of software products, mulimedia applications and multimedia articles on data carriers of all kinds
Internet page design (webpages) and subsequent organisation of complete Internet sites
Services in the field of service administration, namely technical consultancy, in particular with regard to the selection of the most suitable hardware and software, including maintenance and support services therefor, operating of hardware and software
Providing information on the Internet, namely providing of information with regard to scientific and technological services and research, and design services relating thereto, industrial analysis and research services and design and development of computer hardware and software on the Internet, included in classd 42
Design of network topology for computer systems and subsequent implementation thereof, namely scientific and technological servcies and research, and design services relating thereto, industrial analysis and research services and design and development of computer hardware and software, included in class 42
Continuous technical support for parties renting space for telecommunications equipment (service hotlines)
Online technical computer consultancy, development and construction of computer networks (software)
Rental of capacity on computer networks for content providers in widely varying sectors (goods and services) for manufacturers of goods and providers of services