The trademark R RED was filed by Ringier Sports AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Swiss Confederation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 9, 2022, and received one opposition filed on February 8, 2023 by Vodafone Group Public Limited Company on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Boult Wade Tennant LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 8, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German 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:
Downloadable electronic data and publications
Pre-recorded electronic data carriers,Blank electronic data carriers
Computer software and Applications programs
Computer software platforms
All of the aforesaid exclusively in relation to streaming of sporting events, sporting programs and sporting documentations over the internet
None of the aforesaid being goods related to or provided in connection with cellular telecommunications, telephone, broadband or internet access services.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Printed matter
Newspapers, magazines and books
Printed matter, namely Supplements for the aforesaid printed media
All of the aforesaid exclusively in relation to streaming of sporting events, sporting programs and sporting documentations over the internet
None of the aforesaid being goods related to or provided in connection with cellular telecommunications, telephone, broadband or internet access services.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Business management
Business administration
Office functions
Arranging of subscriptions for others to audiovisual products and multimedia products, namely computer-assisted formatted texts and images (still or animated, and with or without sounds relating to music), including for interactive use
Digital advertising services
Banner advertising
Research services relating to advertising and marketing
Online advertisements
Online advertising on a computer network
On-line advertising and marketing services
Pay per click advertising
Dissemination of advertisements
Dissemination of advertising for others via the Internet
Promoting the goods and services of others through advertisements on Internet websites
Advertising
Advertising for others
Advertising of business web sites
Promotion of goods and services through sponsorship of sports events
Advertising via the Internet
Advertising services provided via the internet
Advertising via mobile telephone networks
All of the aforesaid exclusively in relation to streaming of sporting events, sporting programs and sporting documentations over the internet
None of the aforesaid being related to or provided in connection with cellular telecommunications, telephone, broadband or internet access services.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial sponsorship
Funding (sponsorship) of sports activities
Sponsoring of entertainment, sporting and cultural events
Funding (sponsorship) of entertainment activities
Financial sponsorship
Financial sponsorship of visual arts events
Financial sponsorship in the fields of culture, sport, science, education, development aid and research
Sponsoring in the form of financial support
None of the aforesaid being related to or provided in connection with cellular telecommunications, telephone, broadband or internet access services.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Broadcasting and accessibility of audiovisual and multimedia content via the internet in relation to sporting events, sporting programs and sporting documentations, Broadcasting of audio, video and multimedia programmes on the internet in relation to sporting events, sporting programs and sporting documentations
Webcasting services, namely webcasting of sporting events
Transmission, broadcasting of events, namely streaming of sporting events over the internet
Streaming audio and video material relating to sporting events on the Internet
Video, audio and television streaming services in relation to sporting events
Transmission of audio and video streams of sporting events on the internet
Transmission of data, audio, video and multimedia files relating to sporting events, including downloadable files and files streamed via a global computer network
None of the aforesaid being cellular telecommunications, telephone, broadband or internet access services.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Games analysis
Reporting and analysis, in relation to the following fields: Sports events
Recording of sports and cultural activities of all kinds
Providing sports facilities
Providing interactive information about sporting and cultural activities, and about education, providing of training and entertainment, being provided online from computer databases or on the internet
Conducting of sporting and/or cultural events
Organising of sporting activities and of sporting competitions
Conducting of entertainment events, provision of cultural events, Conducting of live sports events, Conducting of educational events, Conducting of entertainment activities, Providing cultural activities
Information agency services, in relation to the following fields: Cultural and sporting events in specific cities and regions
Providing information relating to sporting and cultural events
Educational instruction
Training
Film, music, sport, video and theatre entertainment
Information services, in relation to the following fields: Sports results, Sports personalities, sports, Sports quotas, sporting statistics, Sports news and sports events
Sporting and cultural activities
Arranging and conducting of gala performances and other social events, namely cultural and/or sporting events or entertainment events and competitions (including awarding of prizes)
Arranging and conducting of cultural and/or sports events
Arranging and conducting of entertainment, sporting and cultural activities
Organization of educational, entertainment, cultural and sporting competitions
Organisation of film events, Organisation of live musical performances, Organization of cultural shows, Organisation of sporting events
Organisation of film events, Arranging of musical events, Organization of cultural shows, Organisation of sporting events, organising live entertainment events
Organization of cultural, sport, education and entertainment events
Organisation of sporting and cultural events
Organisation of sporting events
Arranging of competitions or other sporting and cultural events for charitable purposes
Sporting and cultural activities
Sporting and cultural activities and events
Entertainment and sporting activities
Organization of sports competitions
Arranging sports and cultural activities
Providing of information relating to providing of training, instruction, entertainment, sporting and cultural activities
Providing of online information relating to providing of training, instruction, entertainment, sporting and cultural activities
Providing of online entertainment in the form of sports league competitions
Publication of books, newspapers, periodicals and other information carriers, including via telecommunications networks
Publication of advertisements (not for publicity purposes) in print media, multimedia computer networks, radio and television
All of the aforesaid exclusively in relation to streaming of sporting events, sporting programs and sporting documentations over the internet
None of the aforesaid being related to or provided in connection with cellular telecommunications, telephone, broadband or internet access services.