Procurement of external backup energy (in particular buying and selling of gas volumes for physical network regulation in the gas market area and the balancing of physical differences between fed-in or withdrawn gas quantities in the course of one day), for retrieval by the cooperation partner of the gas market area (included in class 36).

Telecommunications, operating data networks, in particular establishing communication paths for the receiving and processing of information relating to the establishment of infeed and withdrawal points in the respective balancing group, and for the receiving and processing of nominations and re-nominations (and substitute nomination procedure values) issued by the balancing group manager for the virtual trading point.

Transport, services in connection with the transport of natural gas by pipe, in particular disposition of natural gas volumes to physical infeed and withdrawal points, by drawing up timetables for the cooperation partner of the gas market area; receipt and confirmation of volume nominations and measurements in relation to gas quality (included in class 39); handling the commercial transfer of nominated gas volumes in relation to the transport of natural gas by pipe between balancing groups, via the virtual infeed point and/or virtual withdrawal point of the balancing group; allocation (assignment) of gas volumes to the virtual infeed point and virtual withdrawal point for the corresponding balancing group, with reference to measurements, allocation regulations, nominations, re-nominations and substitute nomination procedures; matching of nominations to the virtual trading point; drawing up binding timetables for the gas market area for the coordination of gas volumes at physical infeed and withdrawal points (included in class 39); energy management consultancy for operators of downstream or adjacent networks, with regard to the transport of natural gas by pipe, for the respective balancing group manager and for transport customers (in particular in relation to external backup energy), on behalf of the cooperation partner of the gas market area; providing online information relating to the transport of natural gas by pipe, for the respective balancing group manager and for transport customers (in particular in relation to external backup energy), on behalf of the cooperation partner of the gas market area; procurement of external backup energy and providing of balancing energy for balancing group managers, to balance deviations in fed-in gas volumes and thereby facilitate gas transport (included in class 39).

Scientific and technological services and research, industrial analysis and research; services in connection with the transport of natural gas by pipe, namely development of (marketable) software solutions in connection with the transport of natural gas by pipe network, in particular for gas market area management, including the establishing of a virtual trading point for the gas market area (included in class 42), including the establishment and operating of a virtual trading point for the gas market area, including the establishment of a virtual infeed point and virtual withdrawal point in each balancing group.

Procurement of external backup energy (in particular buying and selling of gas volumes for physical network regulation in the gas market area and the balancing of physical differences between fed-in or withdrawn gas quantities in the course of one day), for retrieval by the cooperation partner of the gas market area (included in class 36).

Telecommunications, operating data networks, in particular establishing communication paths for the receiving and processing of information relating to the establishment of infeed and withdrawal points in the respective balancing group, and for the receiving and processing of nominations and renominations (and substitute nomination procedure values) issued by the balancing group manager for the virtual trading point.

Transport, services in connection with the transport of natural gas by pipe, in particular disposition of natural gas volumes to physical infeed and withdrawal points, by drawing up timetables for the cooperation partner of the gas market area; Receipt and confirmation of volume nominations and measurements in relation to gas quality (included in class 39); Handling the commercial transfer of nominated gas volumes in relation to the transport of natural gas by pipe between balancing groups, via the virtual infeed point and/or virtual withdrawal point of the balancing group; Allocation (assignment) of gas volumes to the virtual infeed point and virtual withdrawal point for the corresponding balancing group, with reference to measurements, allocation regulations, nominations, re-nominations and substitute nomination procedures; Matching of nominations to the virtual trading point; Drawing up binding timetables for the gas market area for the coordination of gas volumes at physical infeed and withdrawal points (included in class 39); Energy management consultancy for operators of downstream or adjacent networks, with regard to the transport of natural gas by pipe, for the respective balancing group manager and for transport customers (in particular in relation to external backup energy), on behalf of the cooperation partner of the gas market area; Providing online information relating to the transport of natural gas by pipe, for the respective balancing group manager and for transport customers (in particular in relation to external backup energy), on behalf of the cooperation partner of the gas market area; Procurement of external backup energy and providing of balancing energy for balancing group managers, to balance deviations in fed-in gas volumes and thereby facilitate gas transport (included in class 39).

Scientific and technological services and research, industrial analysis and research services; Services in connection with the transport of natural gas by pipe, namely development of (marketable) software solutions in connection with the transport of natural gas by pipe network, in particular for gas market area management, including the establishing of a virtual trading point for the gas market area (included in class 42), including the establishment and operating of a virtual trading point for the gas market area, including the establishment of a virtual infeed point and virtual withdrawal point in each balancing group.

Games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes; all above goods including elastic ribbons and bandages for sports and sporting purposes; belts for sports and sporting purposes.

Meat, fish, poultry and game; meat extracts; preserved, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; eggs, milk and milk products; edible oils and fats; all above goods including food supplements comprising food supplements in the form of proteins.

Coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, artificial coffee; flour and preparations made from cereals, bread, pastry and confectionery, ices; honey, treacle; yeast; all above goods including food supplements comprising food supplements of cereals, nutritional supplements made from cereals, health bread, energy and nutritional candy (not for medical purposes).

Mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic drinks; fruit drinks and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making beverages; all above goods including energy drinks, herbal drinks, energy concentrate (not of medical purposes).