018275662

Shortcasts

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July 20, 2020

Trademark Summary

The trademark shortcasts was filed by Blinks Labs GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 18, 2020, and received one opposition filed on October 22, 2020 by INSTITUT CATALA DE LES EMPRESES CULTURALS on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by CONSULPI PROPIEDAD INDUSTRIAL, S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 22, 2020

It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1600878 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 22, 2021. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on June 6, 2023. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on July 24, 2023.

The Appeal with reference B R1517/2023-5 was Trade mark application allowed according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 4, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003133212 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 18, 2023 by the EUIPO.

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Recorded content
  2. Databases
  3. Software
  4. Software for use in connection with mobile wireless devices, mobile and cellular phones, and other portable computers or communications apparatus, Namely recorded programs for computers, Computer programs, downloadable.
• The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Advertising, marketing and promotional services
  2. Online advertisements
  3. Promoting the goods and services of others via a website
  4. Sales promotion of goods and services of others via a website featuring images, advertisements and other contents and featuring links to the websites of others
  5. Promoting the goods and services of others by providing a community-driven web site featuring images, information and content of general interest
  6. Business assistance, management and administrative services
  7. Commercial administration of the licensing of the goods and services of others
  8. Arranging subscriptions to telecommunication services for others
  9. Sales demonstration [for others]
  10. Retail services in relation to recorded content
  11. Compilation of information into computer databases
  12. Compilation of directories for publication on the internet.
• The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Telecommunication services
  2. Broadcasting services
  3. Computer communication and Internet access
  4. Provision of access to content, websites and portals
  5. Providing user access to global computer networks
  6. Providing telecommunications connections to a global computer network
  7. Providing access to information on the Internet
  8. Providing telecommunications connections to the internet or databases
  9. Provision of electronic data links
  10. Electronic bulletin board services [telecommunications services]
  11. Rental of access time to global computer networks
  12. Providing access to platforms on the Internet
  13. Providing access to databases
  14. Information and advisory services relating to telecommunication services.
• The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Publishing, reporting, and writing of texts
  2. Education, entertainment and sport services
  3. Entertainment services.
• The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
  
  1. IT services
  2. Software development, programming and implementation
  3. Computer hardware development
  4. Hosting services, software as a service, and rental of software
  5. Providing search engines for the internet
  6. Designing and creating homepages and Internet pages
  7. Programming of software for information platforms on the Internet.