The trademark application PARTICIPANTS WANTED was filed by Participant Media, LLC, a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 18, 2021, and it was registered by office on June 25, 2021 without any oppositions.
The application was filed in English (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 25, 2023.
The Refusal with reference B 018215213 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on December 3, 2020 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books and periodicals in the field of social action and social responsibility focusing on environmental protection, corporate social responsibility, health, human rights and tolerance, peace and security and social and economic equity
Satellite transmission services, and wireless telecommunications networks
Prerecorded DVDs containing films and other audiovisual content featuring comedy, drama, action, variety, adventure, sports, music and musicals, documentary and animation
Downloadable films and other audiovisual content featuring comedy, drama, action, variety, adventure, sports, music and musicals, documentary and animation
Downloadable films, movies, and television programs featuring comedy, drama, action, variety, adventure, sports, music and musicals, documentary and animation provided via a video-on-demand service.
The mark was filed in class 16 with Printed educational, instructional and teaching materials, namely, books, pamphlets and periodicals in the fields of social action and social responsibility focusing on environmental protection, corporate social responsibility, health, human rights and tolerance, peace and security and social and economic equity.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Publishing services, namely, publishing of books and texts other than advertising texts, including publishing of books and non-advertising texts in the fields of social action initiatives and social advocacy, environmental protection, corporate social responsibility, health, human rights and tolerance, peace and security and social and economic equity
Electronic publishing services, namely, the publication of books and periodicals online through electronic media featuring information on social action campaigns, social advocacy, environmental protection, corporate social responsibility, health, human rights and tolerance, peace and security and social and economic equity
Entertainment services, namely, providing non-downloadable films and other audiovisual content via streaming on the internet
Entertainment services, namely providing downloadable films and other audiovisual content via the internet or other video-on-demand service.