The trademark SPRK was filed by SPRK.global GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 17, 2024, and received one opposition filed on April 15, 2024 by Koninklijke KPN N.V. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Koninklijke KPN N.V. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 15, 2024
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1773791 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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 35 with following description of goods:
Wholesale services and online wholesale services relating to foodstuffs and beverages
Mail order retail services related to foodstuffs
Advertising and marketing
Promoting the goods and services of others
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Computerized database and file management
Providing product information for the purpose of assisting in the selection of consumer goods
Providing evaluative feedback and ratings of sellers' goods and services, the value and prices of sellers' goods, buyers' and sellers' performance, delivery, and overall experience in connection therewith
Providing comparison shopping information
Providing price comparison services
Computerised online ordering services relating to consumer goods
Providing a searchable on-line advertising guide featuring the goods and services of other on-line vendors
Providing electronic processing of orders for others
Business management of logistics for others
Business management services relating to the acquisition of businesses
Providing and issuing of commercial information for consumers relating to the selection of goods and services of others from searchable online databases.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Providing access to electronic market places (portals) on computer networks
Providing access to e-commerce platforms on the Internet
Telecommunication services
Telecommunications services, namely, the electronic transmission of data and information
Providing of an online, interactive bulletin board for the transmission of messages among computer users relating to trading and the sale of goods and services via a global communications network.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Logistics services consisting of the transport and storage of goods
Supply chain logistics and returns logistics, consisting of the storage, transport and delivery of freight
Transport
Logistics coordination
Packaging and storage of goods
Goods storage services
Storage in general
Goods warehousing
Freight warehousing
Storage of goods
Packaging, for others
Reservation of storage facilities, for others
Packaging goods for shipment
Delivery services, namely, shipping and delivery of general consumer goods
Express shipping, namely conducting of freight transportation by lorry, train and aeroplane
Delivery of goods using cars, lorries or vans
Arranging of delivery means by providing online information enabling customers to select a distribution point for goods purchased on the internet via a global communications network
Transport
Storage of digital media, namely physical storage of electronically stored data or documents
Food storage services
Food delivery services
Food delivery services
Packing of food
Delivery of groceries.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable e‑commerce software for enabling users to conduct electronic business transactions in online markets via a global computer network
Updating and maintenance of computer software for others
Providing software, non-downloadable, accessible over a global computer network, for managing computer applications
Constructing an internet platform for electronic commerce
Providing on-line non-downloadable internet browser software
Software as a service (SaaS)
Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for use in database management
Software as a service [SaaS] featuring software for use in database management.