The trademark virbe was filed by VIRBE SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 16, 2022, and received undefined oppositions.
Opposition Proceedings
There are undefined Oppositions claimed against trademark.
The first opposition filed on August 16, 2022 by Viber Media S.à r.l. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by D YOUNG & CO LLP and its proceedings were handled in English The second opposition filed on August 11, 2022 by Vonage America LLC on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HGF B.V. and its proceedings were handled in English
The application was filed in Polish, and Polish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 4, 2022. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on September 28, 2022. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on December 12, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 003177113 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 6, 2025 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Multi-media recordings
Interactive databases
Databases
Databases (electronic)
Audio recordings
Video recordings
Sound records
Digital recordings
Audio visual recordings
Computer documentation in electronic form
Electronic publications, downloadable
Films, exposed
Prerecorded videodiscs
Pre-recorded videos
Phonograph records
Virtual assistant software
Virtual reality models
Software
Games software
Augmented reality game software
Computer games programmes downloaded via the internet [software]
Computer games programs recorded on tapes [software]
Voice recognisers
Speech recognition apparatus
Gesture recognition software
Character recognition apparatus
Image recognition software
Facial recognition software
Character recognition software
Intelligent Character Recognition [ICR] software
Communication software
Communication software for connecting global computer networks
Communication software for connecting computer network users
Communication, networking and social networking software
Communications server software
Web application software
Virtual reality software for education
Software for virtual reality cinema
Virtual reality software for simulation
Virtual reality game software
Virtual and augmented reality software
E-commerce and e-payment software
Graphical user interface software
Computer software for use in creating and designing websites
Machine learning software for advertising
Interactive software based on artificial intelligence
Virtual assistant software.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Preparation of advertisements
Advertising and marketing
Production of advertising material
Production of advertising matter and commercials
Production of visual advertising matter
Arranging of displays for advertising purposes
Arranging of competitions for advertising purposes
Design of advertising materials
Digital marketing
Arranging and conducting of art exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes
Issuing and updating of advertising texts
Publicity services
Promotion, advertising and marketing of on-line websites
Preparation of advertising material
Product demonstration and display services
Arranging of demonstrations for advertising purposes
Organization of events, exhibitions, fairs and shows for commercial, promotional and advertising purposes
Conducting virtual trade show exhibitions online
Provision of commercial information
Providing consumer product advice
Consumer product recommendations
Compilation of computer databases
Data aggregation services
Computerised data processing
Computerised data verification
Computerized file management
Providing consumer product information.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Transmission of sounds and images utilizing Internet
Transmission of user-generated content via the internet
Transmission of videos, films, images, text, photographs, games, user-generated content, audio content, and information via the internet
Telecommunications by computer terminals, via telematics, satellites, radios, telegraphs, telephones
Computer aided transmission of messages
Transmission of information by computer
Wireless electronic transmission of data.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Editing of written texts
Electronic desktop publishing
Providing online electronic publications, not downloadable
Issue of publications
Scriptwriting services
Animation production
Production of sound recordings
Captioning
Production of animations
Electronic games services
Interactive computer game services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer analysis
Computer system analysis
Computer software programming services
Computer programming
Computer programming of video and computer games
Computer software design
Installation and maintenance of computer programs
Design and development of computer game software
Design and writing of computer software
Design and development of virtual reality software
Design and development of word processing software
Designing computer software for controlling self-service terminals
Programming of software for e-commerce platforms
Programming of video game software
Software design and development
Design, development and implementation of software
Design and development of computer firmware
Digital asset management
Platform as a service [PaaS]
Platforms for artificial intelligence as software as a service [SaaS]
Providing temporary use of web-based software
Software as a service [SaaS] featuring software for machine learning