The trademark PS5 was filed by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., a corporation established under the laws of Japan (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 16, 2020, and received one opposition filed on March 18, 2020 by Roche, Loïc on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 18, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003114378 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on February 24, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Interactive computer software
Interactive entertainment software
Interactive multimedia software for playing games
Interactive computer software enabling exchange of information
Downloadable interactive entertainment software for playing video games
Computer game software
Game development software
Virtual reality game software
Augmented reality game software
Downloadable game related software applications
Software programs for video games
Computer software, namely, game engine software for video game development and operation
Computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phones
Electronic game software for mobile phones
Downloadable software applications for mobile phones
Optical discs
Magnetic discs
Video streaming devices
Data communications hardware
Devices for streaming media content over local wireless networks
Interactive data transfer apparatus
Wireless computer peripherals
Data storage devices and media
Computer game discs
Data carriers for computers having software recorded thereon
Memory storage devices
Apparatus for the reproduction of data
Apparatus for the reproduction of images
Digital signal processing apparatus
Multimedia apparatus and instruments
Recording apparatus
Downloadable media
Electronic publications, downloadable
Computer peripheral devices
Computer peripheral Equipment.
The mark was filed in class 28 with following description of goods:
Computer game apparatus
Hand-held consoles for playing video games
Interactive gaming chairs for video games.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Interactive entertainment
Entertainment services
Interactive entertainment services
Online entertainment services
Online interactive entertainment
Video game entertainment services
Entertainment services, namely, providing online video games.