The trademark MACROMEDIA was filed by Adobe Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 5, 2003, and received one opposition filed on January 5, 2004 by MIP METRO Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG on undefined. the opponent was represented by HARMSEN UTESCHER and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 5, 2004
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on July 8, 2007. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 22, 2007. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 8, 2008. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on December 27, 2015.
The Opposition with reference B 000670465 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on December 14, 2008 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software
User manuals and instructional books in electronic form
Computer software development tools
Web application development software
Computer software for use in developing web applications in an integrated development environment
Computer software application development tools which allow users to connect web sites to databases
Computer software used to create animated presentations (including music) for educational, advertising and training purposes
Interactive computer software
Computer software used for creating, designing, developing, delivering, administering, managing, assembling, displaying and/or distributing business, educational, training and multimedia programs and presentations, and for administering learning content and tracking learning progress and results
Computer software for creating, viewing, publishing, producing, broadcasting and playing animation, video, sound, graphics, presentations, imaging, modelling, motion pictures and illustrations
Computer software for enhancing the capabilities of web browser software and/or used as a tool for automating, personalizing, designing and updating web sites, web site templates, web site graphics, text and animation for a global computer network, internal and external computer networks, and/or local and/or wide area computer networks
Computer software for providing access to, providing information to, and obtaining information from computer networks
Computer software for use in creating and developing internal and external web sites on computer networks
Computer software for hypertext, web authoring, configuration and connectivity, and for use on a global communications network
Computer software for retrieving, accessing, analyzing and managing consumer information and preferences
Computer software for retrieving, accessing, analyzing, managing and providing information for use in connection with promoting goods and services
Computer hardware
Computer peripherals and data processing equipment
Computer programs for accessing, browsing and searching on-line databases
Operating and user instructions stored in digital form for computers and computer software, in particular on floppy disks or CD-ROM.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Electronic transmission of messages, documents and data
Providing on-line chat rooms and bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users
Communications services
Telecommunications.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer services
Providing information via a global computer network concerning a wide variety of topics, including web design, interactive graphics and animation, graphic design, multimedia content design and development, software design and development, and the retrieval, management and manipulation of interactive content
Computer software design, customization, integration, analysis and consulting services
Computer software maintenance, installation and updating services
Computer network and computer systems design, customization, integration, analysis and consulting services
Consulting services relating to information technology and electronic commerce
Design, customization, implementation and maintenance of network web pages and web sites for others
Providing search engines to obtain information via a global computer network