The trademark UNION SQUARE & CO. was filed by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 4, 2022, and received one opposition filed on December 4, 2022 by Union Square Music Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Wilson Gunn (Europe) and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 4, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on June 24, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Downloadable fiction and non-fiction e-books, digital, and electronic publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Series of downloadable fiction and non-fiction e-books, digital, and electronic publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Downloadable series of children's fiction and non-fiction e-books, digital, and electronic publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Downloadable series of young adult fiction and non-fiction e-books, digital, and electronic publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Downloadable series of teen fiction and non-fiction e-books, digital, and electronic publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Downloadable series of young adult fiction and non- e-books, digital, and electronic publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Downloadable series of adult fiction and non-fiction e-books, digital, and electronic publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Downloadable series of children, young adult, teen, and adult themed fiction and non-fiction books on a variety of topics and subjects
Downloadable series of fiction works, namely, books, novels, short stories, poetry, classic books, graphic novels, manga, comics, puzzles, games, challenges, crosswords, sudoku, board books, and picture books
Downloadable non-fiction books and series of non-fiction and instructional books on art, drawing, handicraft and hobby subjects and topics
Downloadable computer software and downloadable computer software applications for enabling the downloading, purchasing, sharing, listening, sampling, reading, reading aloud, lending, streaming, storing, and accessing electronic books, e-books, digital media, audiobooks, podcasts, videocasts, and information on e-books, audiobooks, authors, digital media, digital images, and other digital entertainment.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Fiction and non-fiction books and publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Series of fiction and non-fiction books and publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Children's fiction and non-fiction books and publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Series of young adult fiction and non-fiction books and publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Series of teen fiction and non-fiction books and publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Series of children, young adult, teen, and adult themed fiction and non-fiction books and publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Series of fiction works, namely, books, publications, novels, short stories, poetry, classic books, graphic novels, manga, comics, puzzle games (print products), challenges, crosswords, sudoku, board books, and picture books
Non-fiction books and publications on a variety of subjects and topics
Non-fiction books, publications, and instructional books and publications on art, crafts, drawing, handicrafts, and hobby subjects and topics.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Book publishing and book distribution services
Online electronic book publishing and book distribution services
Providing a web site featuring information and content on books, publications, authors, reviews, and the publishing industry
Providing a web site featuring information and content in the nature of online, non-downloadable publications in the nature of books, e-books, articles, social media posts and threads, and blogs on books, authors, reviews, publishing industry, children, teen, young adult, and adult themed topics, and on a variety of subjects
Entertainment services, namely, providing video and audio podcasts and blogs in the field of books, authors, reviews, and the publishing industry.