The trademark FUNPLUS was filed by FunPlus Interactive, a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 7, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 7, 2021 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 July 7, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Downloadable computer game software for use in Internet browsers and computers
Downloadable computer game software
Downloadable computer game programs
Downloadable electronic game programs
Interactive video game programs
Downloadable Computer software to enable uploading, posting, showing, displaying and enabling the display of information in the fields of virtual communities, electronic gaming and entertainment via the Internet or other communications networks with third parties
Downloadable electronic games and computer game software downloadable from global computer networks and electronic communication networks for use in connection with computers, mobile computers, media players, cellular phones, wireless devices and portable and handheld digital electronic devices
Downloadable music files
Downloadable image files relating to computer games and entertainment activities
Downloadable electronic publications in the nature of journals in the field of computer games and entertainment activities
All the aforementioned goods are not used in connection with broadcasting, television and cinema.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Entertainment services, namely, providing online computer games
Entertainment services, namely, providing virtual environments in which users can interact through social games for recreational, leisure or entertainment purposes
Entertainment services, namely, providing online non-downloadable computer games that may be accessed via mobile devices
Entertainment services, namely, providing online non-downloadable computer games, online non-downloadable enhancements for computer games, non-downloadable online computer games, online non-downloadable computer game applications and information relating to computer games and game enhancements via global computer networks and electronic communication networks accessible via computers, mobile computers, media players, cellular phones, wireless devices and portable and handheld digital electronic devices
Providing an online entertainment information service featuring entertainment related information in the fields of general interest, virtual community, social networking, blogging, computer games, enhancements for computer games, online games, and game applications via global computer networks and electronic communication networks accessible via computers, mobile computers, media players, cellular phones, wireless devices and portable and handheld digital electronic devices
Organization of electronic game competitions
All the aforementioned services are not used in connection with broadcasting, television and cinema.