The trademark DISCOVERY+ was filed by Discovery Communications, LLC., a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 27, 2020, and received one opposition filed on October 27, 2020 by GROUPE CANAL+ on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by SANTARELLI (Société IPSIDE) and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 27, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 20, 2021. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 14, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Digital media, namely, downloadable prerecorded video clips, prerecorded audio clips, text and graphics held in electronic personal computers and handheld wireless devices, all featuring subjects of general human interest
Downloadable audio, video and audiovisual content provided via computer and communications networks featuring TV shows and video recordings all featuring subjects of general human interest
Computer software for streaming audio-visual media content via the Internet and to mobile digital electronic devices
Computer software for use in streaming audio-visual content
Computer software for controlling the operation of audio and video devices and for viewing, searching and/or playing audio, video, television, movies, other digital images, and other multimedia content
Computer software for use in processing, transmitting, receiving, organizing, manipulating, playing, reviewing, reproducing and streaming audio, video and multimedia content including text, data, image, audio, video and audiovisual files
DVDs.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Communications services, namely, transmitting streamed sound and audio-visual recordings via the internet, cable networks, wireless networks, satellite, or interactive multimedia networks
Audio and video broadcasting services over the internet
Transmission of information in the audio-visual field
Television broadcasting services
Cable television broadcasting
Satellite television broadcasting
Mobile media services in the nature of electronic transmission, broadcasting, and delivery of entertainment media content
Podcasting services
Webcasting services
Video-on-demand transmission services
Providing on-line forums for transmission of messages among computer users
Providing on-line chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among users in the field of general interest
Providing access to aggregated content in the field of general human interest via the internet, cable networks, wireless networks, satellite, or interactive multimedia networks.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Entertainment and educational services, namely, ongoing multimedia programs in the field of general interest, distributed via various platforms across multiple forms of transmission media
Providing ongoing television programs in the field of general human interest
Providing over the top (OTT) entertainment programming in the field of general human interest
Production of television programs
Production of multimedia programs
Providing entertainment information regarding ongoing television programs via a global computer network
Entertainment services in the nature of providing entertainment and educational programs and content, namely, television programs, clips, graphics and information relating to television programs in the field of general human interest via the internet, electronic communications networks, computer networks and wireless communications networks.