The trademark DB NETZE was filed by DEUTSCHE BAHN AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 14, 2008, and received one opposition filed on October 14, 2008 by VR Netze GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HABBEL UND HABBEL PATENTANWÄLTE PARTG MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 14, 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 February 21, 2018.
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 4, 2010. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on May 17, 2017. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 1, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 36 with Financial affairs, namely issuing of customer cards in cheque-card format with payment and credit functions, processing payments made with customer cards, credit bureaux, insurance brokerage and rental of undeveloped and developed properties, including offices and flats..
The mark was filed in class 37 with Maintenance and repair of rail vehicles and machines, tools and equipment for railways and structural and civil engineering for railways, including installation and assembly of signalling, radio and communications devices for railways..
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Transport
Transport of persons and goods by rail, road, air and water
Services in connection with the operating of a railway system, namely porterage, left luggage storage, arranging the transport of persons and goods by rail, road and water, providing parking places and car rental, providing timetable and traffic information, including with the aid of electronic equipment, seat reservation in connection with the transport of persons and their luggage
Providing timetable and traffic information, including with the aid of electronic equipment, seat reservation, arranging and rental of travel services for tourists, in particular arranging and organising of youth, leisure, informational and educational travel by water, land and air
Rail travel arrangement, including escorting of travellers
Services in connection with the planning, booking and arrangement of travel
Operating a rail transport infrastructure, namely controlling the transport management, operations management and safety systems of a rail transport infrastructure, included in class 39
Arranging seats on trains, buses and ships, including for motor vehicles
Sleeping-car services
Arranging storage and packaging of goods
Storage of luggage
Luggage trolley service
Rental and storage of transport and storage pallets of wood, plastic or metal and of transport and storage containers of wood, plastic or metal, with rail vehicles, automobiles and ships
Electronic consignment monitoring and tracking of goods
Operating railway infrastructures, namely rental of railways
Escorting of travellers
Packaging and storage of goods
Conveying of transport and storage pallets of wood, plastic or metal, and of transport and storage containers of wood, plastic or metal, using rail vehicles, motor vehicles and ships
Rental of rail vehicles, motor vehicles and boats, and of machines, tools and equipment for railways
Arranging the rental of rail vehicles, motor vehicles and boats, and of machines, tools and equipment for railways.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Providing of expertise and solution concepts, including computer programs, for controlling and operating transport on water, land and air as well as for storing and packaging goods
Operating railway infrastructures, namely planning of railways
Development of the transport management, operations management and safety systems of railways