The trademark V was filed by Viewbound AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 27, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 26, 2022 by Twitter, Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Hogan Lovells (Alicante) S.L. & Cia. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 26, 2022
The application was filed in Swedish, and Swedish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer programs, downloadable
Computer games programmes downloaded via the internet [software]
Downloadable instant messaging software
Downloadable computer software for the transmission of information
Downloadable software
Downloadable application software for smart phones
Downloadable digital photos
Downloadable electronic brochures
Application software for social networking services via internet
Downloadable computer software for modifying and enabling transmission of images, audio-visual and video content
Downloadable computer software for viewing and interacting with a feed of images, audio-visual and video content and associated text and data
Downloadable computer software for finding content and content publishers, and for subscribing to content
Computer software for tagging images, audio-visual and video content with data indicating date, location and people
Computer software for managing social networking content, interacting with a virtual community, and transmission of images, audio-visual and video content, photographs, videos, data, text, messages, comments, advertisements, media advertising communications and information.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Administration of incentive award programs to promote the sale of the goods and services of others
Affiliate marketing
Advertising services provided via the internet
Advertising and marketing services provided by means of social media
Advertising services provided via a data base
Advertising and marketing services provided via communications channels
Advertising and marketing services provided by means of blogging
Advertising via electronic media and specifically the internet
Advertising services relating to the travel industries
Advertising services relating to the sale of goods
Advertising in the field of tourism and travel
Providing searchable online advertising guides
Promotion, advertising and marketing of on-line websites
Online advertisements
Online community management services.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunications services
Telecommunications services, namely, electronic transmission of images, audio-visual and video content, photographs, videos, data, text, messages, advertisements, media advertising communications and information
Peer-to-peer network computer services, namely, electronic transmission of images, audio-visual and video content, photographs, videos, data, text, messages, advertisements, media advertising communications and information
Providing access to computer databases
Providing access to electronic and online databases
Providing email and instant messaging services
Chatroom services for social networking
Providing online communications links which transfer web site users to other local and global web pages
Providing online chatrooms for the transmission of messages, comments and multimedia content among users.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Writing services for blogs
Electronic publication of texts and printed matter, other than publicity texts, on the Internet
Electronic text publishing services
Electronic publishing services
Publishing services
Writing and publishing of texts, other than publicity texts
Multimedia publishing
Publication of leaflets
Online publication of electronic books and journals
Publication of photographs
Services for the publication of maps
Publication of directories relating to travel
Provision of video recording studio services
Provision of online information relating to audio and visual media
Publication of online guide books, travel maps, city directories and listings for use by travellers, not downloadable
Publication of multimedia material online
Photo sharing and video sharing services, namely, electronic transmission of digital photo files, videos and audio visual content among internet users.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Design and development of computer software
Providing a website that gives users the ability to engage in social networking and manage their social networking content
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for social networking, managing social networking content, creating a virtual community, and transmission of images, audio-visual and video content, photographs, videos, data, text, messages, advertisements, media advertising communications and information
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for modifying and enabling transmission of images, audio-visual and video content
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for viewing and interacting with a feed of images, audio-visual and video content and associated text and data
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for tagging images, audio-visual and video content with data indicating date, location and people
Providing information from searchable indexes and databases of information
Providing search engines for obtaining data via communications networks
Computer services, namely, creating a virtual community for registered users to share, view, subscribe to and interact with images, audio-visual and video content and related data and information
Rental of computer software that gives users the ability to upload, edit, and share images, videos and audio-visual content
Platform as a service [PaaS] featuring software platforms for transmission of images, audio-visual content, video content and messages.