The trademark CULTURE NEXT was filed by Spotify AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 11, 2022, and received one opposition filed on July 11, 2022 by Next Retail Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Marks & Clerk LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 11, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 2, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Downloadable publications
Downloadable electronic publications in the field of advertising and marketing research
Downloadable podcasts
Downloadable podcasts in the field of advertising and marketing research.
The mark was filed in class 16 with Printed publications and Printed publications on advertising and marketing research..
The mark was filed in class 25 with following description of goods:
Clothing and apparel, namely, shirts, sweatshirts, and jackets
Headwear, namely, hats
All of the aforementioned goods for promotional purposes only.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Marketing
Advertising and marketing research
Providing advertising and marketing reports
Providing online website featuring information on advertising and marketing research.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Arranging conferences
Arranging conferences in the field of advertising and marketing research
Providing online publications
Providing online publications in the field of advertising and marketing research
Providing online podcasts
Providing online podcasts in the field of advertising and marketing research
Providing online website featuring information on advertising and marketing research.