The trademark Soundmatch was filed by Epidemic Sound AB, a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 5, 2023, and received one opposition filed on October 4, 2023 by Tinder LLC on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Barker Brettell Sweden AB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 4, 2023
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1774793 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on December 11, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Music software
Computer programs for editing sound and video, not relating to dating, social introduction and social networking
Artificial intelligence software, not relating to dating, social introduction and social networking
Computer software for processing digital music files
Computer software to enhance the audio-visual capabilities of multimedia applications, not relating to dating, social introduction and social networking
Computer software for creating and editing music and sounds
Downloadable musical sound recordings
Software for processing audio, video and text, not relating to dating, social introduction and social networking
Computer software to enhance the audio-visual capabilities of multimedia applications, namely, for the integration of text, audio, graphics, and moving pictures, not relating to dating, social introduction and social networking.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Production of musical recordings
Music publishing services
Music entertainment services
Production of musical videos
Production of sound and music recordings.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Platforms for artificial intelligence as software as a service [SaaS]
Providing artificial intelligence computer programs on data networks
None of the aforesaid relating to dating, social introduction and social networking.