The trademark application AVATAR.ME was filed by Amod Ashok Dange, a national of the United States of America (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 21, 2022, and it was registered by office on November 28, 2022 without any oppositions.
The application was filed in English (German was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on March 21, 2023.
The Refusal with reference B 018567493 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on May 5, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Providing a website for anonymized users with specific informed recommendations of specific consumer products and services validated by the users' inputted preferences
Online service for connecting anonymized users with retailers for the purpose of facilitating discounted purchases
Providing recommendations of service providers to consumers for commercial purposes
Providing a searchable online advertising guide featuring the goods and services of other on-line vendors on the internet
Providing a website for connecting sellers with buyers
Providing a website featuring the ratings, reviews and recommendations on products and services for commercial purposes posted by users
Collection and systematization of information into computer databases
Preparation of customized promotional and merchandising materials for others
Marketing and branding services, namely providing customized communication programs to obtain consumer insights and develop branding strategies
Online service for sharing preferences of anonymized users over the internet to commercial vendors and businesses.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Developing customized web pages and other data feed formats featuring user-defined information like user preferences
Computer services, namely, providing customized web pages featuring user-defined information
Providing a website that gives users the ability to create customized web pages featuring user- defined information
Computer services regarding customized web pages and other data feed formats featuring user-defined information
Providing customized computer searching services, namely searching and retrieving information at the customer's specific request via the Internet.