The trademark application cloudProtectionPlus was filed by Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in München, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant") and Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company, a U.S. corporation (the "Co-Applicant", and jointly with the "Applicant" referred to as the "Applicants" going forward). Application refused.
The application was filed in English (German was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R1583/2021-4 was Application rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 16, 2022 by the EUIPO. The Refusal with reference B 018351885 was Rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on July 30, 2021 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Insurance services, including via computer networks and global communication networks, in particular over the internet
Insurance underwriting, in particular by means of the automated underwriting of insurance risks for new and existing insurance products for insurance companies and insurance brokers, in the modular and/or fully integrated form of a plug-in system, in particular in the form of a web-based insurance and/or reinsurance platform
Insurance coverage for the financial impact Cloud users suffer from a business interruption caused by a cyber-incident in the insured's computer systems, the Cloud services or another third party IT provider which the insured relies on.