The trademark META OPEN SOURCE was filed by Meta Platforms, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 7, 2022, and received one opposition filed on October 6, 2022 by metacrew group GmbH on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Frohnecke, Eberhard and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 6, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on June 9, 2022. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 17, 2022. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on June 5, 2023. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 21, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Software development tools
Computer software for converting natural language into machine-executable commands
Computer software, namely, an interpretive interface for facilitating interaction between humans and machines
Computer software in the field of artificial intelligence, namely, software for building conversational query systems and digital assistants using artificial intelligence.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business consultancy services for professionals and businesses in the field of mobile software application development
Association services that promote the interests of professionals and businesses in the field of mobile software application development
Organizing online and live exhibitions and events in the field of software development
Business networking services
Association services, namely, promoting the adoption, acceptance and development of open source computer technologies
Organizing business networking events in the field of open source software
Providing information regarding products from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer services, namely, providing open source decentralized cloud storage platform
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications for converting natural language into machine-executable commands
Computer services, namely, creating virtual communities for registered users to organize groups and events, participate in discussions, and engage in social, business and community networking
Computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities for others for organizing and conducting meetings, events and interactive discussions via communication networks
Providing temporary use of nondownloadable software applications for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data
Computer services in the nature of customized web pages featuring user-defined or specified information, personal profiles, audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data
Providing technical information regarding computer software, computer programming and web page design from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software to enable development, assessment, testing, and maintenance of mobile software applications for portable electronic communication devices, namely, mobile phones, smartphones, handheld computers and computer tablets
Technical consultation in the field of mobile application software development
Application service provider (ASP) featuring application programming interface (API) software which facilitates online services for social networking and developing software applications
Providing a website featuring information in the fields of technology and software development via the internet and communication networks
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software tools for software development
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications, namely, establishing an interpretive interface for facilitating interaction between humans and machines
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications in the field of artificial intelligence, namely, software applications for building conversational query systems and digital assistants using artificial intelligence.