018303936

PLAIN BOOK

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September 6, 2020

Trademark Summary

The trademark PLAIN BOOK was filed by Null Rafał Sawicki, a national of the Republic of Poland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on January 11, 2021, and received one opposition filed on April 8, 2021 by Meta Platforms, Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Stobbs Ireland Limited and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued April 8, 2021

The application was filed in Polish, and Polish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

The Opposition with reference B 003143912 was refused according to Article 8(5) EUTMR with decision issued on May 31, 2022 by the EUIPO.

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Telecommunication services, namely, providing online and telecommunication facilities for real-time interaction between and among users of computers, mobile and handheld computers, and wired and wireless communication devices
  2. Telecommunication services, namely Enabling individuals to send and receive messages via email, instant messaging or a website on the internet concerning topics of general interest (between individuals)
  3. Providing on-line chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among users in the field of general interest
  4. Providing access to online journals, namely, blogs, featuring user-defined content
  5. Telecommunication services
  6. Transmission of electronic mail
  7. Instant messaging services, web messaging services, and text messaging services
  8. Electronic communications services
  9. Broadcasting services
  10. Webcasting
  11. Transmission of messages, data and content via a worldwide computer network and other computer and communication networks
  12. Transmission of updated messages, comments, information, and multimedia content by electronic mail, instant messaging, text messaging, and via a global computer network and other computer and communications networks
  13. Providing access to online forums, chat rooms, journals, blogs, and electronic mailing lists for the transmission of messages, comments, information, and multimedia content among users
  14. Telecommunication services, namely, enabling users to transmit messages, comments, multimedia content, videos, movies, films, photos, audio content, animation, pictures, images, text, information, and other user-generated content via a global computer network and other computer and communications networks
  15. Providing access to online community fora for users to post, search, watch, share, critique, rate, and comment on messages, comments, multimedia content, videos, movies, films, photos, audio content, animations, pictures, images, text, information, and other user-generated content
  16. Telecommunications, namely, enabling users to upload, share and transmit messages, comments, multimedia content, videos, movies, films, photos, audio content, animations, pictures, images, text, information, and other user-generated content via a global computer network and other computer and communications networks
  17. Providing access to a video sharing portal.
• The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Application service providers (ASPs)
  2. Hosting an interactive website and online non-downloadable software for uploading, downloading, posting, showing, displaying, tagging, sharing and transmitting messages, comments, multimedia content, videos, movies, films, photos, audio content, animation, pictures, images, text, information, and other user-generated content
  3. Hosting an interactive website and online non-downloadable software that enable users to post, search, watch, share, critique, rate, and comment on, messages, comments, multimedia content, videos, movies, films, photos, audio content, animation, pictures, images, text, information, and other user-generated content via a global computer network and other computer and communications networks
  4. Providing online non-downloadable software tools
  5. Hosting of digital content on line
  6. Hosting of computer software applications of others
  7. Hosting of multimedia content for others
  8. Hosting a website featuring messages, comments, multimedia content, videos, movies, films, photos, audio content, animation, pictures, images, text, information, and other user-generated content online
  9. Providing access to non-downloadable software to enable sharing of multimedia content and comments among users
  10. Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
  11. Industrial analysis and research services
  12. Design and development of computer hardware and software
  13. Providing access to non-downloadable computer software
  14. Hosting of websites for internet communities enabling registered users to share information, photos, audio and video content relating to themselves, the likes and dislikes thereof, and the usual activities thereof, receiving messages from other users, creating virtual communities and making new friendships.
• The mark was filed in class 45 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Offering of social media services by offering websites enabling users to meet other people
  2. Online social networking services
  3. Dating services provided through social networking
  4. Online social networking services accessible by means of downloadable mobile applications.