The trademark ELEA was filed by Duck Creek Technologies Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 22, 2023, and received one opposition filed on February 21, 2024 by GAIA on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BIRD & BIRD LYON and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 21, 2024
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software in the field of developing and managing insurance products
Software in the field of developing and managing financial services
Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for developing and managing insurance products
All of the above aimed at insurance companies, agents and brokers.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Software as a service (SaaS) in relation to insurance software products
Software as a service (SaaS) in relation to computer software for the distribution, sale, evaluation, and ongoing processing of insurance policies
Computer consulting services for others related to the maintenance, configuration and use of computer software for the investigation, handling, and settlement of evaluated financial transactions, insurance claims, insurance-related underwriting, rating, quote management, proposals, policy, agency or producer management and for operation of related transaction handling processes, all of the above aimed at insurance companies, agents and brokers
Intelligent voice recognition services using cloud-based software technology to be used in connection with insurance and financial software products
Providing online non-downloadable software for the artificial production of human speech and text to be used in connection with insurance and financial software products
Providing online non-downloadable chatbot software for simulating conversations in the field of insurance and financial software products.