The trademark THE SHAPE OF TIME was filed by Tencent Holdings Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 7, 2022, and received one opposition filed on July 20, 2022 by PRODUCTIONS HALTE-LÀ INC. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by DE GASPARI OSGNACH S.R.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 20, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 6, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer game software
Computer games for use on mobile and cellular phones
Computer software applications, downloadable
Computer software, recorded
Computer programs [downloadable software]
Video game cartridges
Electronic publications, downloadable
Downloadable music files
Downloadable image files
Computer hardware
Computer keyboards
Optical discs
Mouse [computer peripheral]
Mouse pads
Wrist rests for use with computers
Laptop computers
Sleeves for laptops
Tablet computers
Covers for tablet computers
Integrated circuit cards [smart cards]
Memory cards for video game machines
Joysticks for use with computers, other than for video games
Security tokens [encryption devices]
USB flash drives.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Game services provided on-line from a computer network
Providing online games
Publishing and providing of computer games
Organization of competitions [education or entertainment]
E-sports services
Escape room [entertainment] / escape game [entertainment]
Organization of cosplay entertainment events
Publication of texts, other than publicity texts
Providing on-line electronic publications, not downloadable
Organization of shows [impresario services]
Entertainment services
Entertainment information
Recreation information
Amusement park services
Providing amusement arcade services
Providing recreation facilities
Club services [entertainment or education]
Toy rental
Games library services
Games equipment rental.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer software design
Rental of computer software
Technical services for the downloading of video games
Providing a website and web based services for online management of personal computer game software
Software as a service, namely, software for recording time in computer games and video games, software for displaying in-game data and scores, software for recording computer game and video game footage, software for taking screenshots of computer games and video games, software for computer game and video game enhancers
Development of video and computer games
Software as a service [SaaS]
Platform as a service [PaaS]
Software development in the framework of software publishing
Information technology [IT] consultancy
Installation of computer software
Computer software consultancy
Computer virus protection services
Providing search engines for the internet
Web site design consultancy
Electronic data storage
Cloud computing
Outsource service providers in the field of information technology