The trademark RTN RACE TEAM NETWORK was filed by Race Team Alliance, Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 23, 2015, and received one opposition filed on October 25, 2015 by REAL AUTOMOVIL CLUB DE ESPAÑA on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by ELZABURU, S.L.P. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 25, 2015
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on December 2, 2024.
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 26, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Pre-recorded media, namely, DVDs, CDs, compact interactive discs, and laser discs featuring news, entertainment, and sports
Digital media in the nature of downloadable audio-visual media content, namely, visual and audio recordings featuring news, entertainment, and sports
Video game software
Interactive computer and video game programs
Computer software for streaming audio-visual media content via the Internet and to mobile digital electronic devices
All related to motorsports racing.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising services
Online banner advertising and marketing services
Online retail shopping site services featuring streaming or downloadable audio-visual content in the fields of news, entertainment, and sports, all related to motorsports racing.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Audio and video broadcasting, namely, cable television, television, radio, and over the Internet or other communications network
Broadcasting and streaming of audio-visual media content in the fields of news, entertainment, and sports via a global computer network
Transmission of downloadable audio-visual media content
Video broadcasting services over the Internet or other communications network featuring the uploaded, posted and tagged videos of others
Electronic transmission of information, audio, and video clips
Transmission of video and interactive games
Podcasting and webcasting services
Providing multiple user access to proprietary collections of information by means of global computer information networks
Providing on-line chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among users
All related to motorsports racing.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education and entertainment services, namely, providing online non-downloadable videos in the fields of entertainment and sports
Providing online audio-visual entertainment information via a global computer network in the fields of television programming
Providing a website featuring non-downloadable television programs in the fields of entertainment and sports
Electronic publishing services, namely, publication of text, graphics, photographs, images, podcasts, and audio-visual works of others online for streaming or downloading and on CDs, DVDs, and interactive discs, featuring news, entertainment and sports
Providing online interactive computer games
Providing blogs in the nature of an online journal over the Internet featuring news, entertainment and sports
All related to motorsports racing.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Hosting of digital content on the Internet
Hosting an on-line community web site featuring audio-visual content in the fields of news, entertainment and sports
Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for providing programmatic interfaces for third parties to access website content and data for web development and website application development