The trademark WorldCoin was filed by Tools for Humanity GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 24, 2020, and received one opposition filed on January 3, 2021 by Tools For Humanity Corporation on Art. 8(4). the opponent was represented by KNPZ Rechtsanwälte – Klawitter Neben Plath Zintler – Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 3, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on March 3, 2021. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on May 6, 2021. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on July 26, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 25, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Downloadable applications for mobile devices
Downloadable applications for use with mobile devices
Downloadable mobile applications
Downloadable mobile applications for the management of data
Downloadable mobile applications for the management of information
Downloadable mobile applications for the transmission of data
Downloadable mobile applications for the transmission of information
Software and applications for mobile devices
Software applications for mobile devices
Software applications for use with mobile devices
Downloadable computer software for the management of data
Downloadable computer software for the transmission of data.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial services, namely, virtual currency central repository services in the nature of providing electronic transfer of a virtual currency for use by members on an on-line community via a global computer network
Financial services, namely, virtual currency exchange transaction services, and credit card and payment card services
Buying and selling currency
Foreign currency services
Swaps of currency rates
Provision of foreign currency
On-line real-time currency trading
Exchange of currency (Agencies for the -)
Computerised financial services relating to foreign currency dealings
Financial transactions relating to currency swaps
Currency exchange and advice
Issuing of travellers' cheques and currency vouchers
Currency exchange rate quotations
Currency dealing
Foreign currency dealing
Currency trading and exchange services
Foreign currency exchange
Currency exchange services
Exchange services (Currency -)
Trading in foreign currency
Currency trading
Brokerage of currency
Brokerage of commodities
Brokerage (Financial -)
Brokerage services
Financial consultancy services relating to investments
Computerised information services relating to investments
Arranging investments, in particular capital investments, financing services and insurance
Administrative services relating to investments
Management of investments for mutual clubs and societies
Arranging of investments
Administration of funds and investments
Brokerage services for capital investments
Management of investments
Advice relating to investments
Advisory services relating to investments
Advisory services relating to financial investments
Financial investments
Providing information and analysis via the Internet in the field of financial investments
Arranging of financial investments
Financial analysis services relating to investments
Advisory services relating to investments and finance