The trademark VCAS was filed by LIVA Power Management Systems GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 15, 2024, and received one opposition filed on May 12, 2024 by LUTRONIK Software GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by WAGNER ALBIGER & PARTNER PATENTANWÄLTE MBB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 12, 2024
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software, other than the following goods: Insurance brokerage management software
Authentication software, other than the following goods: Insurance brokerage management software
Software for the analysis of business data, other than the following goods: Insurance brokerage management software
Financial management software, other than the following goods: Insurance brokerage management software
Document automation software, other than the following goods: Insurance brokerage management software
Environmental control software
Industrial process control software
Supply chain management software
Data management software.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business appraisals
Analysis of business statistics
Obtaining business statistics [for others]
Collecting information for business
Providing commercial information relating to companies.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Software development, Other than the following services: Development of insurance brokerage management software
Rental of software, Other than the following services: Rental of insurance brokerage management software
Software as a service, other than for insurance brokerage management software
Programming of software for market research purposes
Programming of software for electronic data processing [EDP] certification [quality control]
Testing services for the certification of quality or standards
Certification services of data transmitted via telecommunications
Certification services of messages transmitted via telecommunications
Testing, analysis and evaluation of the goods and services of others for the purpose of certification
Certification of data via blockchain
Compilation of information relating to environmental conditions
Provision of information, advice and consultancy in relation to carbon offsetting
Technical project studies in the field of carbon offsetting
Technical research in the field of carbon offsetting
Provision of scientific information, advice and consultancy in relation to carbon offsetting.