The trademark POPLIVE was filed by JOYME PTE. LTD., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Singapore (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on December 15, 2021, and received one opposition filed on January 25, 2022 by PRO PLUS d.o.o. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Marn, Jure and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 25, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 27, 2021.
The Refusal with reference B 018459943 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on August 23, 2021 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Downloadable computer application software for mobile phones, portable media players, handheld computers, namely, downloadable software for voice and data conferencing, audio and video teleconferencing, voice and video streaming of messages
Downloadable computer software for converting video, images, audio, and data from one digital format to another
Downloadable computer software for use in digital content management
Downloadable computer software for creating, recording, organizing, transmitting, receiving, manipulating, editing, posting, playing and reviewing digital text, image
Downloadable computer software for producing, managing, and inserting digital text, images
Downloadable computer software for creating social networks, building social networking applications and for use in database management by allowing for retrieval, upload, download, access, display, marking and management of digital data files
Downloadable graphics for mobile phones, portable media players, and handheld computers
Downloadable computer application software for mobile phones, portable media players and handheld computers, namely, downloadable software for use in electronic marketing service reward programs for offering rewards to frequent users of websites and downloaded mobile applications.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunication services, namely, providing online discussion forums and internet chatrooms for transmission of messages among users
Electronic transmission of text messages via the internet and wireless networks among users
Providing online forums for social networking
Providing access to computer databases in the fields of social networking.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Providing an internet website portal in the field of entertainment relating to news, sports, comedy, drama, TV shows, movies, celebrities and vlogs
Providing an internet website portal in the field of entertainment relating to critiques, reviews, and parodies regarding news, sports, comedy, drama, TV shows, movies, celebrities and vlogs
Providing online entertainment, namely, production of sound and audiovisual recordings in the field of culture, sports, travel
Post-production editing services in the field of films
Production of videos in the field of education, culture, and sports