The trademark application FORENSIC FOCUS was filed by Upstart Digital Media Ltd, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). Application refused.
The application was filed in English (Italian was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 018837857 was Rejected according to Article 7(1)(c) EUTMR with decision issued on May 29, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computers
Computer servers
Computer utility programs for computer maintenance
Computer software for accessing computer networks
Computer programs for connecting remotely to computers or computer networks
Computer software for testing vulnerability in computers and computer networks
Computer programmes
Computer software downloadable from global computer networks
Educational software
Educational computer software
Telecommunications instruments
Telephonic apparatus and communication instruments
Data communication apparatus and instruments
Computer software
Computer hardware
Physical and digital sound recordings
Podcasts
Downloadable podcasts
Downloadable webinars
Downloadable applications
Downloadable software
Downloadable computer programs
Downloadable newsletters
Downloadable mobile application software
Mobile telephone applications
Educational mobile applications
Downloadable computer security software
Downloadable cloud computing software
Computer software and devices to be used in connection for the purpose of video streaming
Downloadable publications
Downloadable electronic publications
Sound recording and sound mastering consoles
Computer software downloadable from global computer information networks
Downloadable computer software for the transmission of data and information
Downloadable software for remotely accessing and controlling a computer
Computer shareware
Computer groupware
Computer databases
Interactive computer systems
Computer software platforms
Software for network and device security
Downloadable educational course materials
E-books
Downloadable e-books.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Printed matter
Books
Handbooks [printed]
Computer magazines
Computer handbooks
Printed correspondence course materials
Educational books
Educational publications
Printed educational materials
Study guides
Quick reference pocket guide
Printed teaching activity guides
Newsletters
Printed newsletters
News bulletins
Printed news releases.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Providing academic course administration services relating to online course registration
Providing academic course administration services relating to on-line course registration
Online business networking services
Providing online commercial directory information services
Provision of online price comparison services
Advertising the goods and services of online vendors via a searchable online guide
Providing a searchable online advertising guide featuring the goods and services of online vendors
Providing a searchable online advertising guide featuring the goods and services of other on-line vendors on the internet
Providing searchable online advertising guides
Dissemination of advertising matter online
Compilation of online business directories
Providing online marketplaces for sellers of goods and or services
Conducting virtual trade show exhibitions online
Digital marketing
Digital advertising services
Business investigations
Business investigation
Providing user reviews for commercial or advertising purposes
Employment recruitment
Employment agencies
Employment consultancy
Employment recruiting consultancy
Employment agency services
Employment recruiting services
Providing employment information
Employment consultancy services
Personnel management and employment consultancy
Personnel recruitment services and employment agencies
Providing information relating to employment recruitment
Employment agency services for temporary work assignments
Providing employment information via a global computer network
Rental of advertising space on the Internet for employment advertising
Employment agency services for people skilled in the use of computers
Recruitment services
Personnel recruitment
Recruitment advertising
Staff recruitment
Recruitment consultancy services
Personnel recruitment consultancy
Staff recruitment services
Recruitment of personnel
Personnel recruitment advertising
Executive recruitment services
Personnel recruitment services
Executive recruiting services
Employment recruiting consultation
Professional recruitment services
Permanent staff recruitment
Business recruitment consultancy
Staff recruitment consultancy services
Recruitment of computer staff
Consultancy of personnel recruitment
Recruitment of executive staff
Recruitment and placement services
Recruitment of temporary personnel
Personnel recruitment agency services
Personnel placement and recruitment
Consultancy relating to personnel recruitment
Interviewing services [for personnel recruitment]
Arranging and conducting recruitment fairs
Recruitment of temporary technical personnel
Recruitment and personnel management services
Personality testing for recruitment purposes
Advisory services relating to personnel recruitment
Human resources management and recruitment services
Recruitment of high-level management personnel
Provision of information relating to recruitment
Providing information relating to personnel recruitment
Recruitment services for sales and marketing personnel
Management advice relating to the recruitment of staff
Assistance relating to recruitment and placement of staff
Advertising services relating to the recruitment of personnel
Providing recruitment information via a global computer network
Consultancy and advisory services relating to personnel recruitment
Provision of advice relating to the recruitment of graduates
Dissemination of information relating to the recruitment of graduates
Event marketing
Conducting of commercial events
Promotion of special events
Arranging and conducting of marketing events
Arranging and conducting of promotional events
Arranging and conducting of advertising events
Arranging promotion of charitable fundraising events
Organisation of events for commercial and advertising purposes
Arranging and conducting marketing promotional events for others
Advertising services relating to the commercialization of new products
Job placement
Job placement consultancy
Job agency services
Job matching services
Job and personnel placement
Organising and conducting job fairs
Testing to determine job competency
Information services relating to jobs and career opportunities.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunications
Communications by computer terminals, video, wire, satellite, microwave and cable
Streaming of video content namely cartoons, via a global computer network
Transmission of digital files
Wireless broadcasting
Providing voice chat services
Electronic transmission of computer software via the internet and other computer and electronic communication networks
Transmission and distribution of data or audio-visual images via a global computer network of the internet
Provision of connectivity services and access to electronic communications networks for transmission or reception of computer software
Communications via a global computer network or the internet
Streaming of video content via a global computer network
Multi-media telecommunication services
Interactive telecommunications
Transmission of data and of information by electronic means, mobile, computer, cable, communications satellite or electronic communication means
Electronic transmission of streamed and downloadable audio and video files via computer and other communications networks
Provision of telecommunications connections to electronic communication networks, for transmission or reception of audio, video or multimedia content
Providing user access to the internet (service providers)
Provision of access and connection to server centres, database server centres, worldwide communication networks or private or restricted access networks
Electronic data exchange
Transmitting information electronically including web pages, computer programs, text and other data
Provision of access to on-line chat rooms and bulletin boards
Providing online facilities for real-time interaction with other computer users
Web-streaming being the transmission of data, information and audio-visual data via the Internet or other computer network
Direct and on-demand streaming video audio and video material, interactive content, video games and applications over Local Area, wireless and global computer networks
Providing networking services for establishing multiple-user access to a Wide Area Network and Local Area Network
Transmission of written and digital communications
Leasing and rental services in connection with telecommunications apparatus and equipment
Rental of access time to a computer database
Operation of chat rooms
Transmission of news and news information via a computer network and/or the Internet
Sending [transmission] of news
Electronic transmission of news
Remote data access services
Online instant messaging
Provision of access to computer databases and directories via the Internet and global computer networks
Rental of access time to a database server centre
Telecommunication of information (including web pages), computer programs and any other data
Video broadcasting, broadcasting pre-recorded videos featuring music and entertainment, television programs, cartoons, motion pictures, news, sports, education, games, cultural events, and entertainment-related programs of all kinds, via a global computer network, computer and other communications networks
Streaming of video material on the internet
Broadcasting of audio and video content and programming over the internet
Electronic transmission and streaming of digital media content for others via global and local computer networks and via mobile electronic devices
Telecommunication services, namely, transmission and streaming of voice, data, images, audio, video, real-time news, entertainment content, or information by means of telecommunications networks, wireless communication networks, and the internet
Broadcasting services
Broadcasting and transmission of interactive television, interactive games, interactive entertainment and interactive competitions
Providing access to computer networks for the playing of games and access to competitions for those games via a global computer network, wireless networks or interactive television
Chatroom services for social networking
Streaming of audio and video material on the internet
Provision of online forums
Transmission of data, podcasts, webcasts, videocasts, webinars, forums
Data transmission for others
Computer transmission services
Computer bulletin boards
Computer communication services
Providing access to databases
Providing online forums, chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for users to post, search, watch, share, critique, rate, and comment on subjects of interest
Providing access to computer databases in the fields of entertainment and education and digital forensics
Digital communication services
Digital transmission services
Digital transmission of data
Podcasting
Transmission of podcasts
Providing online forums
Providing access to internet forums
Provision of telecommunication facilities for education purposes
Computer intercommunication
Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Training
Training and further training consultancy
Computerised training
Training services
Continuous training
Practical training
Personnel training
Vocational training
Adult training
Training consultancy
Training courses
Coaching [training]
Providing training
Advanced training
Employment training
Vocational skills training
Commercial training services
Training (Practical -) [demonstration]
Conducting training seminars
Written training courses
Vocational training services
Conducting workshops [training]
Personal development training
Practical training services
Staff training services
Organisation of training
Practical training [demonstration]
Management training services
Education services
Providing courses of training
Arrangement of training courses in teaching institutes
Arranging and conducting of educational courses
Arranging and conducting of in-person educational forums
Arranging professional workshop and training courses
Conducting of courses
Conducting of courses relating to business administration
Conducting of courses relating to business management
Academies
Career and vocational training
Organisation of training seminars
Providing online training seminars
Conducting instructional courses
Instructional and training services
Provision of training facilities
Education and training consultancy
Educational research
Educational testing
Vocational testing
Education services relating to forensic services
Teaching
Teaching services
Teaching academy services
Organisation of teaching activities
Services for arranging teaching programmes
Providing of training, teaching and tuition
Educational demonstrations
Educational examination
Further education
Higher education services
Educational instruction
Educational consultancy
Educational seminars
Educational services
Education information
Educational information
Academies [education]
Education examination
Vocational education
Information (Education -)
Legal education services
Educational services for providing courses of education
Online education services
University education services
Educational consultancy services
Educational advisory services
Providing of education
Education and instruction
Providing educational demonstrations
Examination services (Educational -)
Setting of educational standards
Organisation of educational seminars
Organization of webinars
Provision of educational information
Education (Information relating to -)
Arranging and organising of educational events
Awarding of education certificates
Issuing of educational awards
Publishing of educational matter
Workshops for educational purposes
Organising of educational conferences
Conducting of educational conferences
Courses of instruction (Provision of -)
Developing educational manuals
Development of educational courses and examinations
Hire of educational materials
Development of educational materials
Dissemination of educational material
Distance learning courses
Distance learning services provided online
Education services relating to quality services
Educational assessment services
Educational certification services, namely, providing training and educational examination
English language education services
Conducting of educational courses
Conducting of educational courses in business
Conducting of educational courses in business management
Conducting of educational courses relating to business
Conducting of educational events
Provision of Correspondence courses
Courses (training-) relating to law, management, insurance
Information on education
Leasing of educational material
Management education services
Medical education services
News reporting
Online digital publishing services
Online electronic publishing of books and periodicals
Online publication of electronic newspapers
Providing online publications, namely blogs
Organisation of Webinars
Organisation of computer related training courses
Organisation of correspondence courses
Organisation of courses using distance learning methods
Organisation of courses using open learning methods
Organisation of courses using self-tuition methods
Organisation of educational events
Organisation of examinations [educational]
Organisation of language courses
Organisation of training courses
Organising of educational congresses
Organising of educational exhibitions
Organising of educational lectures
Organising of education exhibitions
Production of course material distributed at management courses
Production of course material distributed at professional courses
Production of course material distributed at vocational courses
Arranging and conducting seminars, lectures, podcasts, webinars, conferences, exhibitions and symposia
Computer based educational services
Provision of education courses, further training courses, teaching and tuition
Educational courses (Provision of -)
Organising of educational seminars
Provision of educational examinations
Providing information about education
Providing online reviews of books
Provision of online information and news in the field of employment training
Awarding of educational certificates
Setting of training standards
Educational seminars relating to investigative procedures
Academic examination services
Educational examination services
Preparation and publication of educational materials of others
Providing ongoing webcast programs
Providing information in the field of entertainment, sports, music, informational, news, current events, and arts and culture programming via websites and computer applications
Providing electronic publications online or via a global computer network
Providing on-line electronic publications, not downloadable
Publication of books
Publication of electronic books and journals on-line
Provision of publications on the Internet
Providing online training seminars providing online videos, not downloadable
Providing training courses on business management
Provision of courses of instruction
Provision of education courses
Provision of entertainment via podcast
Provision of facilities for employment skills training
Provision of instruction courses in general management
Provision of online training
Provision of online tutorials
Provision of skill assessment courses
Provision of training
Provision of training courses
Provision of training courses in personal development
Production of podcasts
Creation [writing] of podcasts
Creation [writing] of education content for podcasts
Publishing of reviews
Book and review publishing
Publication of books, reviews
Publication of educational books
Publication of educational materials
Publication of electronic books and journals online
Publication of multimedia material online
Publishing of newsletters
Rental of educational materials
Rental of recorded education
Residential education courses
Residential training courses
Review courses for state examinations
Self-awareness courses [instruction]
Symposiums relating to education
Business educational services
Career counselling [education]
Computer assisted education services
Computer education training
Computer training services
Courses for the development of consulting skills
Information, consultancy and advisory services in relation to all of the aforesaid services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer services
Computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities for others for organizing and conducting meetings, events and interactive discussions via the Internet or other communications networks
Hosting virtual communities for registered users to organize groups, events, participate in discussions, aggregate information and resources, and engage in social, business, recruitment and community networking
Hosting of digital content online
Hosting computer software applications of others
Hosting an interactive website and online non-downloadable software for uploading, downloading, posting, showing, displaying, tagging, sharing and transmitting messages, comments, multimedia content, videos, movies, films, photos, audio content, animation, pictures, images, text, information, podcasts, webinars, forums and other user-generated content
Providing non-downloadable software in the fields of business networking and marketing, employment, recruiting, advertising, marketing and promotion via a website
Digital forensic investigations in the field of computer crimes
Providing non-downloadable software enabling users to search, locate and communicate with others via electronic communications networks for networking, for conducting polls and surveys, for tracking online references to businesses, organizations, career and job opportunities, and business topics
Application service provider services
Providing software information from searchable indices and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information, by means of global computer information networks or other communications networks
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software
Scientific and industrial research
Computer programming
Computer services, namely, on-line personalized information services
Providing the use of software
Design and development of computer software for others
Creating and maintaining websites that provide an on-line community for advertising and marketing
Hosting an online website community for registered users to share information, photos, audio and video content and engage in communication and collaboration between and among themselves, to form groups and to engage in social networking
Computer forensics
Computer and computer software rental
Computer hire
Computer leasing
Computer testing
Computer consultancy
Computer engineering
Rental (Computer -)
Rental of computer hardware and computer software
Rental of computer hardware and computer peripherals
Computer programming and maintenance of computer programs
Providing virtual computer systems through cloud computing
Providing virtual computer environments through cloud computing
Computer hardware development
Computer integration services
Computer consulting services
Computer website design
Computer software research
Computer system design
Computer software consultation
Developing computer software
Encryption of digital images
Hosting of podcasts
Development of new products
Research into new products
Research to develop new products
Design and testing of new products
Development of new technology for others
Design and development of new products
Research and development of new products
Design and testing for new product development
Design and development of new technology for others
Research and development of new products for others.
The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
Compilation of legal information
Providing information about legal services via a website
Forensic advice for criminal investigations
Criminal investigations
Private investigation
Detective investigations
Reviewing standards and practices to assure compliance with laws and regulations
Private investigation services
Consultancy services relating to private investigations