The trademark NEXTDOOR was filed by Nextdoor, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 25, 2011, and received one opposition filed on December 27, 2011 by Next Retail Limited on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (d) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law, (e) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by MARKS & CLERK LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 27, 2011
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on March 7, 2021.
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 25, 2011. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 4, 2013. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 17, 2013. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 30, 2017. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 22, 2019. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on March 3, 2021. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 4, 2021. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 16, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software for creating private networks and communities
Computer software providing a communications platform enabling users to create private networks and online communities based on geographic locations
Software to enable uploading, posting, showing, displaying, tagging, blogging, sharing or otherwise providing electronic media or information over the Internet or other communications network
Computer software development tools for social networking, building social networking applications and for allowing data retrieval, upload, access and management
Application programming interface (API) for third-party software and online services for social networking, building social networking applications and for allowing data retrieval, upload, access and management.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising services
Advertising and information distribution services, namely, providing classified advertising space via the global computer network
Promoting the goods and services of others over the Internet
Providing on-line computer databases and on-line searchable databases in the field of classifieds.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Providing access to computer databases
Electronic transmission of instant messages and data
Chat room services for social networking
Providing on-line chat rooms for social networking
Providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for registered users for transmission of messages concerning local communities, news, and events, topics of general interest, classifieds, virtual community, social networking, photo sharing, and transmission of photographic images
Provision of on-line forums for the transmission of photographic images and audio/video content
Provision of on-line forums for communications on topics of general interest.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Electronic publishing services, namely, publishing of online works of others featuring user-created text, audio, video, and graphics
Education
Providing of training
Entertainment
Sporting and cultural activities.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Provision of online non-downloadable software
Computer services, namely, creating an on-line community
Computer services, namely, hosting online web facilities for others for organizing and conducting online meetings, gatherings, and interactive discussions
Computer services in the nature of customized web pages featuring user-defined information, personal profiles and information
Computer services, namely, creating an on-line community for registered users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, form virtual communities, and engage in social networking
Hosting a website that gives users the ability to review various print, photographic, graphic image, and audio and video content and utilize a custom template to provide input, likes, dislikes, edits, changes, modifications, opinions, suggestions, and comments and engage in social and community networking
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications for classifieds, virtual community, social networking, photo sharing, and transmission of photographic images
Computer services, namely, providing search platforms to allow users to request content from and receive content to a mobile device
Hosting an online community website featuring shared communications between community members
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto