The trademark hi5 was filed by Hi5 Networks, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 27, 2007, and received one opposition filed on August 27, 2007 by Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by DOLLEYMORES and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued August 27, 2007
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 35 with Online directory-information services featuring commercial information regarding virtual communities and social networking.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunication services, namely, the receipt and delivery of messages, documents, images and other data by electronic transmission
Electronic-mail services
Providing bulletin- and message-board services, dating and introduction services, chat-room services and entertainment and social-networking services by means of global communication networks.
The mark was filed in class 40 with following description of goods:
Digital enhancement of photographs, photographic printing services
Electronic digitizing of photographs into a computer-readable media
And custom printing of digital photographs.
The mark was filed in class 41 with Online publishing services, digital-imaging services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Computer services, namely, hosting online web facilities for others for organizing and conducting online meetings, gatherings and interactive discussions and and computer services in the nature of customized web pages, document data transfer from one media to another..