The trademark application IPOD was filed by Apple Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 18, 2002, and it was registered by office on March 30, 2003 without any oppositions.
The application was filed in English (Italian was selected as the second language).
Cancellation Proceedings
A total of undefined cancellation proceedings were initiated against the trademark registration in 2003.The first Cancellation was filed by SHERLOCK SYSTEMS C.V. (represented by undefined) on March 26, 2022 and Final decision – Request rejected on formalities.
Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on August 22, 2011, and the other one on May 10, 2021.
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 29, 2007. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 12, 2007. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 19, 2007. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on March 29, 2009. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 13, 2010. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 4, 2011. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 19, 2012. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on January 14, 2015. Application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on September 21, 2016. Declaration under Art.28(8) EUTMR of the trademark registration was recorded on June 21, 2018. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 28, 2018. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on December 10, 2020. Decisions on applications for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark registration was recorded on April 4, 2022.
The Cancellation with reference B 000013724 was Cancellation rejected according to Article 58(1)(a) EUTMR with decision issued on December 21, 2021 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Portable digital electronic devices and software related thereto
Handheld digital electronic devices and software related thereto
MP3 players
Hand held computers, personal digital assistants, electronic organizers, electronic, electronic notepads
Prerecorded computer programs for personal information management, database management software, character recognition software
Telephony management software
Electronic mail and messaging software, paging software, database synchronization software, computer programs for accessing, browsing and searching online databases, computer software and firmware, including operating system programs, data synchroniztion programs, and application development tool programs for personal and handheld computers
Electronic handheld devices for the wireless receipt and/or transmission of data, particularly messages, and devices that enable the user to keep track of or manage personal information
Software for the redirection of messages, Internet e-mail, and/or other data to one or more electronic handheld devices from a data store on or associated with a personal computer or a server
And software for the synchronization of data between a remote station or device and a fixed or remote station or device.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Communication and telecommunication services
Providing access to web sites on the Internet
Delivery of digital music by telecommunications
Providing wireless telecommunications via electronic communications networks
Wireless digital messaging, paging services, and electronic mail services, including services that enable a user to send and/or receive messages through a wireless data network
One-way and two-way paging services
Information about telecommunication
Rental of message sending apparatus
Rental of modems
Rental of telecommunication equipment
Rental of telephones.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education services, namely providing publications from a global computer network or the Internet which may be browsed
Providing of training
All relating to portable and/or handheld digital electronic devices and software related thereto.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Computer hardware and software consulting services
Computer programming
Support and consultation services for managing computer systems, databases and applications
Information relating to computer hardware or software provided on-line from a global computer network or the Internet
Creating and maintaining web-sites
All relating to portable and/or handheld digital electronic devices and software related thereto.