The trademark application Merkur Sports was filed by Adp Merkur GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 28, 2020, and it was registered by office on January 7, 2021 without any oppositions.
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1569970 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in German (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 18, 2021. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 7, 2022.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Apparatus and instruments for video games
Electronic games, included in class 9
Including the aforesaid automatic machines, machines and apparatus operating in networks
Computer games programmes downloaded via the internet [software]
Computer game software for use with on-line interactive games
Computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phones
Interactive multimedia computer game programs.
The mark was filed in class 28 with following description of goods:
Electric and electronic machines and apparatus for games, amusement or entertainment purposes or automatic sports machines
Coin-operated gaming machines and entertainment machines
The aforesaid automatic machines, machines and apparatus operating in network
Hand-held units for playing electronic games
Apparatus and instruments for video games
Parlour games
Amusement games
Activity games
Games, electronic games
Teaching and instructional games
Computer games for competitions
Real-time and strategy games
Sports simulation games
Sports competition games of video or computer games
Sports and racing games
Video and computer games.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising, namely updating of advertising material, dissemination of advertising matter, television advertising, public relations, radio advertising, shop window dressing, arranging of advertising
Direct mail advertising, fly sheets, prospectuses, printed papers, samples, promotional literature, publication of publicity texts and promotional literature
Business management, namely personnel recruitment, personnel management consultancy, business management consultancy, professional business consultancy
Business administration
Office functions
Organisational, financial and technical consultancy for installers and owners of automatic vending machines, coin-operated games apparatus and amusement machines, and for operators of gaming establishments
Publication of technical informational leaflets
Marketing, marketing studies and market analysis
Publication of books, Newspapers and teaching material
Technical, organisational and commercial consultancy services
Technical project planning
Organisational and professional business consultancy on the opening and running of amusement parks
Advertising
Advertising by means of publicity materials, marketing, professional business and organisational project organisation
Sponsorship in the form of business consultancy, including the arranging and conducting of marketing events and/or marketing projects
Administrative and office functions for businesses, companies and clubs
Franchising services for tournament organisers, namely commercial and professional business consultancy in the planning, organisation and conducting of tournaments and recreational activities.
The mark was filed in class 36 with Sponsorship in the form of consultancy and the organising of intermediate event support and actual sponsorship.
The mark was filed in class 38 with Providing virtual facilities for real-time interaction among computer users.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Entertainment services
Rental of automatic slot machines and entertainment machines/installations
Rental of gaming establishments and amusement arcades
Organisation of games of all kinds, including games of chance and prize games, and roulette
Organising and conducting of competitions with entertainment content, in particular games competitions
Provision of training courses
Training
Organisation and conducting of sporting events and projects
Providing a computer game that may be accessed network-wide by network users
Conducting of electronic games, including computer games, online, local networks (LAN) or by means of a global computer network
Electronic games services, including provision of computer games on-line or by means of a global computer network
Electronic games services, including provision of computer games on-line or by means of a global computer network
Electronic games services, including provision of computer games on-line or by means of a global computer network
Providing interactive multi-player computer games via the internet and electronic communication networks
Information relating to computer gaming entertainment provided online from a computer database or a global communication network
Providing of online or WLAN computer games
Computer and video game amusement services
Organising, arranging and conducting of trade fairs, exhibitions, competitions, seminars and other events in these fields.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer programming, franchising services for tournament organisers, namely technical consultancy in the planning, organisation and conducting of tournaments and recreational activities
Computers services
Namely computer databases in the form of computer bulletin boards and computer networks.
The mark was filed in class 43 with Providing of food and drink in games establishments and betting offices.