The trademark UNMUTE was filed by Rutger Bastien Alwin Doornbos, a national of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 28, 2022, and received one opposition filed on September 27, 2022 by CHAPRON, Julien on Art. 8(4). the opponent was represented by Le Mennec, Julie and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 27, 2022
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on September 30, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Image and/or sound carriers, including pre-recorded
Phonograph records
Downloadable digital music and Digital images files [downloadable], The aforesaid goods supplied online from a computer database or the internet
Podcasts
Streamed files
Downloadable computer software for providing, searching, storing, sharing and arranging audio and audio-visual clips and sound recordings
Microphones
Headsets
None of the aforementioned in relation to sound design, sound design label, music composition, synthesizer programming and recording studios for the production of sample packs.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business mediation and consultancy for marketing goods or services in the field of music
Advertising and marketing services provided by means of blogging
Administrative support and office functions for individuals active in the field of music, film and/or entertainment
Promotion of musical concerts
Business strategies for marketing of musicians' services
Management assistance and business management of performing artists
Job matching for performing artists and celebrities
Business intermediary services in the purchase and sale And wholesaling and retailing in relation to the following goods: Clothing, Headgear, Footwear, Audio and audiovisual recordings
Office functions within the framework of processing online shop purchase orders
Consultancy and information regarding the aforesaid services
The aforesaid services also provided via electronic networks, such as the Internet
Merchandising
None of the aforementioned in relation to sound design, sound design label, music composition, synthesizer programming and recording studios for the production of sample packs.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Music publishing services
Record companies
Recording studio services
Production, performing and directing of audio-visual productions
Providing digital sound recordings, not downloadable, from the internet
Publishing and editing of sound and image recordings
Organising and holding of (music) festivals, concerts, performances, tours and entertainment events
Booking of performing artists and DJs for events, in particular, services of a promoter
Personal support for performers
Artistic management Relating to the following fields: Entertainment productions, Production of music, Including live performances
Organising, compiling and publishing television and radio programmes, shows and performances by performing artists and well-known personalities
Light, image and sound technicians
Lease of scenery
Reservation of tickets for musical, cultural, educational, recreational events
Taking photographs and making photographic reports
Modelling for artists
Providing multi-media entertainment via a website
Information brokerage services Relating to the following fields: Photography, fashion, Design, technology, Musical performances, festivals, Dance parties, Recreational events via an online website
Writing services for blogs
Creation, In connection with the following goods: Podcasts and vlogging services
Issuing and Publishing In connection with the following goods: program booklets, entry cards, Newsletters, books, Newspapers, magazines, Pamphlets, leaflets, printed matter and other texts and publications, The aforesaid goods, including in digital form, As well as electronic publications, Audiovisual productions and Multi-media productions
Consultancy and information regarding the aforesaid services
The aforesaid services also provided via electronic networks, such as the Internet
None of the aforementioned in relation to sound design, sound design label, music composition, synthesizer programming and recording studios for the production of sample packs.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Management of intellectual property rights, Including copyright, portrait rights, brand rights, and other rights
Licensing services relating to music publishing
Consultancy and information relating to the aforesaid services
The aforesaid services also provided via electronic networks, such as the Internet
None of the aforementioned in relation to sound design, sound design label, music composition, synthesizer programming and recording studios for the production of sample packs.