The trademark STARZPLAY was filed by Starz Entertainment, LLC, a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 5, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 6, 2020 by STAR TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS LTD on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT ANWALTSPARTNERSCHAFT MBB - PATENTANWÄLTE RECHTSANWÄLTE and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 6, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 6, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 23, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software for streaming, broadcasting, transmitting, distributing, downloading, reproducing, organizing and sharing music, audio, video, games, audiovisual, multimedia content via a global communications network
Computer software to enable users to view or listen to audio, video, text and multimedia content
Computer software for purchasing, accessing and viewing movies, TV shows, videos, music, and multimedia content
Music, videos, television programs and motion pictures, all being downloadable from the internet or mobile communication networks
Software applications for mobile communications devices
Cinematographic films
Motion pictures
DVDs featuring motion pictures and musical soundtracks
CD-ROMs
Electronic recording media
Recorded motion pictures, music, sounds, images, photographs, illustrations, digital animation, video clips, film footage and film guides provided by telecommunications networks, by global communications networks
Webcasts and podcasts
Electronic, magnetic and optical credit, identity and/or membership cards
Computer hardware
Computer peripherals
Digital media players
Remote controls
Digitally recorded photographs, art, music, drama, literature, data, sound and other media or multi-media
Memory devices and cards
Instructional manuals in electronic format
Digital cameras
Television and radio equipment
Sound and video recorders and players
Screensavers
Flash drives
Audiovisual recordings featuring entertainment programs
Downloadable audio and video files
Downloadable audiovisual and multimedia content featuring fiction and non-fiction stories on a variety of topics provided via a video-on-demand service
Digital media
Downloadable audio files, multimedia files, text files, written documents, audio material, video material featuring fiction and non-fiction content on a variety of topics
Downloadable mobile applications to enable users access to music, audio, video, games, audiovisual, multimedia entertainment content and other data
Computer software for creating searchable databases of information and data for peer-to-peer social networking databases
Computer software for information management
Database synchronization software
Computer programs for accessing, browsing, and searching online databases
Software for the synchronization of data between a remote station or device and a fixed or remote station or device
Software for telecommunication and communication via local or global communications networks
Software for access to communications networks including the Internet.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Broadcasting and telecommunication services
Subscription-based audio and video broadcasting services over a global computer network
Electronic transmission of streamed and downloadable audio and video files via a global computer network
Video-on-demand transmission
Mobile media services in the nature of electronic transmission, streaming, broadcasting and delivery of audio, video and multimedia entertainment content including text, data, images, audio, video and audiovisual files by means of global communications networks
Internet protocol television (IPTV) transmission services
Webcasting services
Providing online forums and chat rooms for the transmission of messages, comments and multimedia content among users in the field of general interest via the Internet and other communications networks
Transmission of electronic media, multimedia content, videos, movies, pictures, images, text, photos, user-generated content, audio content, and information via global communications networks
Transmission of television and movie guides
Communication between computers
Provision of access time to multimedia materials on the Internet
Provision of telecommunications connections to computer databases
Transmission of data by audio-visual apparatus controlled by data processing apparatus or computers
Webcasting and podcasting services
Electronic transmission of downloadable audio and video files
Electronic transfer and downloading of audio and video recordings
Multimedia communications service provider services
Delivery of customer loyalty, reward, affinity and incentive messages and data by electronic transmission
Provision of connectivity services and access to electronic communications networks, for transmission or reception of audio, video or multimedia content
Data and electronic media transmission services via on-line global and local computer networks
Delivering third party content, namely, HTML source, rich-embedded media, streaming media, computer applications, and dynamic web content from a content delivery network
Delivery, reception and transmission of dynamic content namely, text, images and videos to computers, mobile and handheld devices
Online transmission and delivery of data for the control, development and design of websites
Sending and receiving data to and from cloud repositories
Provision of access to an internet website for the downloading or playing of audio or video programs, webcasts and podcasts
Providing on-line chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among users
Providing email and instant messaging services
Provision of access to web pages for the downloading of computer software
Provision of information, advice and assistance relating to all the aforementioned services.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Entertainment services
Education
Entertainment
Sporting and cultural activities
Providing information via a global computer network in the field of entertainment and entertainment-related topics
Distribution and rental of entertainment content, namely, computerized on-line searching and ordering service featuring movies, motion pictures, documentaries, films, television programs, graphics, animation and multimedia presentations, and other audiovisual works in the form of digital downloads and direct digital transmission viewable over computer networks and global communication networks
Film and video rental services
Rental of audio-visual works and multi-media content
Creating and developing concepts for movies and television programs
Audio and video recording services
Providing audio, video and audiovisual content through global communications networks in the field of movies, TV shows, videos and music, via a searchable database
Digital audio, video and multimedia publishing services
Entertainment services, namely, providing non-downloadable prerecorded music and audio programs featuring fiction and non-fiction stories on a variety of topics, and information in the field of music, and commentary and articles about music, all on-line via a global computer network
Entertainment services, namely, live visual and audio performances, musical, variety, news, dramatic and comedy shows
Providing ratings and reviews of television, movies, videos, music, screenplays, scripts, books and video game content
Providing online newsletters in the field of television, movies, and videos
Movie theatre presentations
Production and distribution of motion picture films and recordings and television programs and online entertainment content
Production and distribution of television and motion picture programming
Education and entertainment services
Electronic publishing services, namely, publication of text, graphics, photographs, images, and audio-visual works
Providing blogs in the nature of an online journal
Providing audio-visual content, specifically, motion pictures, television programming, videos, music and games, via a website
Distribution of entertainment and sporting video casts, podcasts, motion pictures, television programs, music videos, and documentaries
Selection and compilation of pre-recorded audio and video files for broadcasting over the internet
Providing information and online databases in the field of music, radio, concerts, videos and entertainment
Providing online newsletters, magazines and books in the field of music, concerts, videos and entertainment
Providing non-downloadable video content in digital form
Provision and publication of on-demand non-downloadable webcasts, podcasts, films, television programs, online entertainment content, video and audio
Publication of printed and non-printed materials
Providing music via the internet
Providing musical performances, musical videos and photographs, via a website
Providing information on entertainment events
Provision of information, advice and assistance relating to all the aforementioned services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Hosting websites that allows users to engage in a social experience by uploading photographs, posting comments, and creating personalized content, all featuring real and fictitious stories and products
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for users to engage in a social experience by uploading photographs, posting comments, and creating personalized content, all featuring real and fictitious stories and products
Software as a service (SAAS) services and software platform as a service (PAAS) services
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for online content subscription
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for use in authoring, downloading, transmitting, receiving, editing, extracting, encoding, decoding, playing, viewing, storing and organizing text, data, images, and audio and video files
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software to enable users to view or listen to audio, video, text and multimedia content
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for creating and providing user access to searchable databases of information and data
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for wireless content delivery
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for purchasing, accessing and viewing movies, TV shows, videos, music, and multimedia content
Hosting a website that creates personalized movie, TV show, video and music channels for listening, viewing, and sharing
Technical support services, namely, troubleshooting in the nature of diagnosing computer hardware and software problems
Providing temporary use of online, non-downloadable software for use in personalized, interactive television programming and accompanying manuals distributed therewith
Providing temporary use of online, non-downloadable software for use in generating, displaying and manipulating visual media, graphic images, photographs, illustrations, digital animation, video clips, film footage and audio data
Providing temporary use of online, non-downloadable software for use in accessing, viewing and controlling streaming and static audiovisual content over digital media streaming devices
Providing temporary use of online, non-downloadable software for audio, video and audiovisual content in the nature of recordings featuring movies, TV shows, videos and music.