The trademark SIMPLEXITY was filed by Simplexity, LLC, a Limited Liability Company (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 22, 2001, and received one opposition filed on July 22, 2001 by The Irish Times Limited on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by TOMKINS & CO. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 22, 2001
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on July 20, 2010, and the other one on November 16, 2020.
of the trademark registration was recorded on July 20, 2010. of the trademark registration was recorded on November 16, 2020. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 3, 2001. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on November 14, 2001. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 29, 2007. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on July 14, 2010. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on July 14, 2010. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 14, 2010.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Scientific, nautical, surveying, electric, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), lifesaving and teaching apparatus and instruments
Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
Magnetic data carriers, recording discs
Automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus
Cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers
Fire-extinguishing apparatus
Computer software
But not including any such goods relating to crosswords or being computer games software
Computer hardware
Telecommunications installations, apparatus and instruments and parts and fittings therefor
Telecommunications network management apparatus, and switching and interconnecting units for use therewith
Computer peripherals
Digital communication networks
Apparatus and instruments for recordal, storage, processing, analysis, transmission, distribution and/or display of data
Manuals and data recorded optically, electronically and magnetically, all for use with the aforesaid goods
Electronic publications downloadable from the Internet, but not including any such goods relating to crosswords or being electronic games publications.
The mark was filed in class 35 with Providing advertising, marketing and other promotional services for publications, businesses and individuals using a computer network and information, consultancy and advisory services relating to aforesaid services on-line from a computer network or via the Internet or extranets..
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Providing access to, leasing access time to, providing search, retrieval, indexing, linking and data organization capabilities for the Internet
Private network and global network communications services
Providing forums for consumer discussion via electronic communications networks
Provision of internet sites for the aforesaid services
Information, consultancy and advisory services relating to aforesaid services on-line from a computer network or via the Internet or extranets.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer services
Computer consultation services
Consulting, design, testing, research, analysis, timesharing, technical support and other technical and advisory services, all relating to computing and computer programming
Web site design, creation and hosting services
Research, development, design and upgrading of computer software
Database leasing
Providing access to, leasing access time to, providing search, retrieval, indexing, linking and data organization capabilities for electronic communications networks and electronic databases
Transferring and disseminating information and data via computer networks
Compiling, storing, analysing and retrieving data and information
Capture, analysis, access, retrieval, display, transmission, and management of digital information via a computer network or the Internet or extranets
Provision of consumer bulletin boards
Providing information regarding third-party communications services
Information, consultancy and advisory services relating to aforesaid services on-line from a computer network or via the Internet or extranets.