The trademark application PACE was filed by MTN GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of South Africa (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 10, 2023, and it was registered by office on November 17, 2023 without any oppositions.
The application was filed in English (French was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising and promotion services
Loyalty card services
Organisation, operation and management of customer loyalty schemes
Organisation, operation and supervision of sales and promotional incentive schemes
Retail, wholesale, franchising and merchandising services connected with computer hardware, computer software, telecommunications and communications equipment, apparatus and instruments
Retail and wholesale services of computer hardware, computer software, telecommunications and communications equipment, apparatus and instruments
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely, chemical products, unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics, manures, fire extinguishing compositions, tempering and soldering preparations, tanning substances, adhesives used in industry, paints, varnishes, lacquers, preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood, colorants, mordants, and raw natural resins, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely, metals in foil and powder form for use in painting, decorating, printing and art, bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use, cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations, nonmedicated soaps, perfumery, essential oils, non-medicated cosmetics, non-medicated hair lotions, and nonmedicated dentifrices, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely, industrial oils and greases, lubricants, dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions, fuels (including motor spirit) and illuminants, candles and wicks for lighting, pharmaceutical products and dietetic substances for humans and animals, disinfectants, and agricultural chemicals, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely, metal goods, namely, metal hardware and containers for storage or transport, hand tools and implements, cutlery, side arms, razors, software, mobile telephones, smart phones and related accessories, modems, routers, telephone cards, telecommunication devices and related accessories, surgical, medical and veterinary apparatus and instruments and massage apparatus, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely, apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes, apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, firearms, ammunition, explosives and fireworks, jewellery, musical instruments, paper, printed matter, stationery, and packaging, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely, unprocessed and semi-processed rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and substitutes for all these materials, plastics and resins in extruded form for use in manufacture, packing, stopping and insulating materials, flexible pipes, tubes and hoses, not of metal, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely, leather and imitations of leather, luggage, bags, whips, harnesses, saddlery, collars, leashes and clothing for animals, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely, building materials, furniture and home decor, non-metallic containers, household or kitchen utensils and containers, combs and sponges, brushes, articles for cleaning purposes, unworked or semi-worked glass, glassware, porcelain and earthenware, rope, string, nets, tents, tarpaulins, awnings of textile or synthetic materials, and sails, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely, sacks for the transport and storage of materials in bulk, padding, cushioning and stuffing materials, yarns, threads, textiles, clothing, footwear, headgear, lace, embroidery, ribbons, braid, buttons, hooks and eyes, pins, needles, artificial flowers, hair decorations, flooring, carpets, wall hangings, false hair, foodstuffs, and groceries, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, namely, games, toys, gymnastic articles, sporting articles, decorations for Christmas trees, raw and unprocessed agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural and forestry products, raw and unprocessed grains and seeds, fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh herbs, natural plants and flowers, bulbs, seedlings and seeds for planting, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods namely, live animals, foodstuffs and beverages for animals, malt, alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic beverages, smokers articles, tobacco and matches, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of, services namely an online marketplace for application programming interface (API) tools and resources to enable developers to create software applications, and an online marketplace enabling application programming interface (API) providers to register application programming interfaces (API), enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of services, namely, an online marketplace enabling application developers to search for and download application programming interfaces (APIs), enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of services, namely advertising, business management, business administration, office functions, insurance, financial services, real estate services, building construction, building repair and building installation services, telecommunications network and fibre repair and installation services, telecommunication services, transportation services, packaging services, and travel arrangement services, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of services, namely, treatment of materials, educational services, entertainment services, sports and fitness training services, online gaming services, organising and conducting of sporting and entertainment events, scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto, industrial analysis and research services, and design and development of computer hardware and software, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of services, namely, services for providing food and drink, temporary accommodation services, medical services, veterinary services, hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals, agriculture, horticulture and forestry services, legal services, and security services for the physical protection of tangible property and individuals, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
Arranging and conducting of exhibitions for business purposes
Business management
Business administration
Business research
Business strategy and planning services
Business information and advisory services
Economic forecasting, marketing, market research, market analysis and survey services
Compilation of statistical information
Provision of trade information
Provision of business and telephone directory services.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunication services
Mobile, fixed, satellite, cellular, mobile and radio telecommunication services
Telecommunications services, including, mobile telephone services, voicemail, facsimile transmission and data transmission
Wireless communication services, including, wireless mobile telephone calling, electronic messaging and data transmission service plans
Messaging services, including, sending, receiving and forwarding messages in the form of text, audio, graphic images or video or a combination of these formats
Online messaging services
Unified messaging services
Computer aided transmission of messages and images
Video conferencing services
Video telephone services, teleconferencing services, voice over internet protocol (VOIP) services
Paging services
Telephone telecommunications services provided via prepaid telephone calling card
Telecommunications services provided via prepaid minutes for use on mobile phones
Providing telephone communication and internet telephony services
Telephone and mobile telephone message collection and transmission, radio-paging, call diversion, answerphone and electronic mail services for others
Transmission, delivery and reception of sound, data and images
Personal numbering services
Hire, leasing and rental of telecommunications, telephonic and communications apparatus and instruments
Loan of replacement telecommunications and communications apparatus and instruments
Provision of internet access services
Telecommunications services for location and tracking of persons and objects
Telecommunication services, namely, tracking of mobile telephone via satellite signals
Provision of information relating to or identifying telecommunications and communications apparatus and instruments
Provision of wireless application protocol services, including those utilizing a secure communications channel
Broadcast or transmission of radio or television programmes
Providing telecommunications connections to computer databases, the internet or other electronic networks
Provision of wireless electronic transmission of credit and debit card transaction data and wireless electronic savings and payment data via a global computer network
Providing access to digital audio, video and data websites from a database, the internet, or other electronic network
Streaming of audio and video material on the internet
Telecommunication and communication database services, including enabling the consumer to download digital content from a network and server to an individual database
Providing access to telecommunications infrastructures for other operators
Providing and leasing access time to computer databases, computer bulletin boards, computer networks and interactive computer communications networks
Advisory, information and consultancy services relating to all the aforementioned.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
Industrial analysis and research services
Design and development of computer hardware and software
Application service provider (APS), including, providing, hosting, managing, developing, and maintaining applications, software, web sites, and databases in the fields of wireless communication, mobile information access, and remote data management for wireless delivery of content to handheld computers, laptops and mobile electronic devices
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for instant messaging, voice over internet protocol (VOIP), video conferencing, and audio conferencing
Computer services, including, creating an online community for registered users to engage in social networking
Computer services, including, creating virtual communities for users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, and engage in social, business and community networking
Computer services, including, hosting electronic facilities for others for interactive discussions via communication networks
Application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable or facilitate the creating, editing, uploading, downloading, accessing, viewing, posting, displaying, tagging, blogging, streaming, linking, annotating, indicating sentiment about, commenting on, embedding, transmitting, and sharing or otherwise providing electronic media or information via computer and communication networks
Providing an online software service that enables users to transfer and share personal identity data among multiple online facilities
Providing technical information from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics, electronic media, photographic images and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data
Providing online facilities that gives users the ability to upload, modify and share audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data
Digital imaging services related to digitalization and scanning of images as well as rendering of computer graphics
Providing non-downloadable e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via global computer network
Computer services, in particular, application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network
Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sending electronic message alerts, for transmitting orders, sending and receiving electronic messages, allowing users to perform electronic business transactions and stream and download audio and video content via a global computer network
Provision of online platforms for the sale and purchase of goods and services.