The trademark DocTok was filed by InSocial Media GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 15, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 14, 2021 by TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by GRÜNECKER and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 14, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Provision of advertising space, time and media
Preparation of advertising material
Preparation of publicity documents
Preparing audio-visual presentations for use in advertising
Affiliate marketing
Consultancy relating to advertising
Consulting services in the field of Internet marketing
Providing marketing consulting in the field of social media
Preparation and presentation of audio visual displays for advertising purposes
Demonstration of goods and services by electronic means, also for the benefit of the so-called teleshopping and homeshopping services
Production of teleshopping programmes
Provision of advertising space on electronic media
Business management of entertainers.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Health and wellness training
Production of documentaries
Internet radio entertainment services
Online interactive entertainment
Entertainment services provided by on-line streams
Organising of shows for entertainment purposes
Radio services for the provision of educational revision
Entertainment provided via the internet
Entertainment provided via a global communication network
Entertainment services relating to quizzes
Entertainment in the nature of mobile phone television
Provision of entertainment services through the media of publications
Provision of on-line entertainment
Live entertainment
Arranging of visual entertainment
Film production for entertainment purposes
Entertainment agency services
Entertainer services
Provision of entertainment via podcast
Live entertainment production services
Planning of shows
Entertainment, education and instruction services.