The trademark application was filed by MTN Group Fintech (Proprietary) Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of South Africa (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 28, 2022, and it was registered by office on November 4, 2022 without any oppositions.
The application was filed in English (French was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Data processing equipment, including calculating machines and computers
Computer software
Computer Chatbot software
Communication software for providing access to the Internet
Computer application software for mobile phones
Computer software for financial management and planning, account aggregation and budgeting
Electrical and electronic telecommunications and communications apparatus and instruments
Data communication apparatus and instruments, including portable electronic devices to access the Internet wirelessly
Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
Apparatus and instruments for the processing, transmission, storage, logging, reception and retrieval of data being in the form of encoded data, text, graphic images or video or a combination of these formats
Image processing apparatus, instruments and equipment
Telecommunications products, namely, computer control hardware for use in wireless communications systems
Routers
Modems
Magnetically encoded cards
Smart cards
Holograms
Media for storing information, data, images and sound
Blank and pre-recorded magnetic cards
Cards containing microprocessors
Integrated circuit cards
Electronic identification cards
Telephone cards
Telephone credit cards
Credit cards
Debit cards
Magnetic, digital and optical data carriers, recording and storage media (blank and pre-recorded)
Recording discs
Compact discs
DVDs and other digital recording media
Machine readable media
Digital video, and data (downloadable) provided from a computer database or the internet
Personal digital assistants
Satellite receiving and transmission apparatus and instruments
Apparatus for downloading audio, video and data from the internet
Television apparatus and instruments
Radio and television broadcasting transmitters and receivers
Apparatus for access to broadcast or transmitted programmes
Programmed-data-carrying electronic circuits
Electronic and satellite navigational and positional apparatus and instruments, including global positioning systems
Telephones
Mobile telephones
Cordless telephones
Telephone cords and batteries
Electronic products, namely, digital photograph receivers
Telecommunication couplers
Telecommunication modular plugs
Transceivers
Wireless transceivers
Teleconferencing telephones
Telephone answering machines
Internet telephones
Wireless telephones
Earphones and antennae for cordless and wireless telephones
Communication apparatus and instruments for wireless internet access and online streaming
Hands-free devices for car telephones and mobile telephones
In-car telephone handset cradles
Mobile phone cases
Parts and fittings for the aforementioned goods
Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments
Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity
Mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus
Fire-extinguishing apparatus.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising and promotion services
Loyalty card services
Organisation, operation and management of customer loyalty schemes
Organisation, operation and supervision of sales and promotional incentive schemes
Retail and wholesale services connected with data processing equipment, computer software, communication software for providing access to the Internet, computer application software for mobile phones, computer software for financial management, planning, account aggregation and budgeting
Retail and wholesale services connected with electrical and electronic telecommunications and communications apparatus and instruments
Retail and wholesale services connected with data communication apparatus and instruments, including portable electronic devices to access the Internet wirelessly
Retail and wholesale services connected with apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
Retail and wholesale services connected with apparatus and instruments for the processing, transmission, storage, logging, reception and retrieval of data being in the form of encoded data, text, graphic images or video or a combination of these formats
Retail and wholesale services connected with image processing apparatus, instruments and equipment
Retail and wholesale services connected with telecommunications products, including, computer control hardware for use in wireless communications systems
Retail and wholesale services connected with routers, modems, magnetically encoded cards, smart cards, holograms
Retail and wholesale services connected with media for storing information, data, images and sound
Retail and wholesale services connected with blank and pre-recorded magnetic cards, cards containing microprocessors, integrated circuit cards, electronic identification cards, telephone cards
Retail and wholesale services connected with magnetic, digital and optical data carriers, recording and storage media (blank and pre-recorded)
Retail and wholesale services connected with recording discs, compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media, machine readable media, digital video, and data (downloadable) provided from a computer database or the internet
Retail and wholesale services connected with personal digital assistants
Retail and wholesale services connected with satellite receiving and transmission apparatus and instruments, apparatus for downloading audio, video and data from the internet, television apparatus and instruments, radio and television broadcasting transmitters and receivers, apparatus for access to broadcast or transmitted programmes, programmed-data-carrying electronic circuits
Retail and wholesale services connected with electronic and satellite navigational and positional apparatus and instruments, including global positioning systems
Retail and wholesale services connected with telephones, mobile telephones, cordless telephones, telephone accessories, including, telephone cords and batteries
Retail and wholesale services connected with electronic products, namely, digital photograph receivers
Retail and wholesale services connected with telecommunication couplers, telecommunication modular plugs, transceivers, wireless transceivers, teleconferencing telephones, telephone answering machines, internet telephones, wireless telephones, earphones and antennae for cordless and wireless telephones, communication apparatus and instruments for wireless internet access and online streaming, hands-free devices for car telephones and mobile telephones, in-car telephone handset cradles
Retail and wholesale services connected with mobile phone cases
Retail and wholesale services connected with scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments
Retail and wholesale services connected with apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity
Retail, and wholesale services connected with mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus
Retail and wholesale services connected with fire-extinguishing apparatus
Franchising and merchandising services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods namely chemical products, unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics, manures, fire extinguishing compositions, tempering and soldering preparations, tanning substances, adhesives used in industry, paints, varnishes, lacquers, and preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods namely colorants, mordants, raw natural resins, metals in foil and powder form for use in painting, decorating, printing and art, bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use, cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations, non-medicated soaps, perfumery and essential oils, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods namely non-medicated cosmetics, non-medicated hair lotions, nonmedicated dentifrices, industrial oils and greases, lubricants, dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions, fuels (including motor spirit) and illuminants, candles and wicks for lighting, and pharmaceutical products and dietetic substances for humans and animals, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods namely disinfectants, agricultural chemicals, metal goods namely metal hardware and containers for storage or transport, hand tools and implements, cutlery, side arms, razors, software, mobile telephones, smart phones and related accessories, modems, routers, telephone cards, telecommunication devices and related accessories, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods namely surgical, medical and veterinary apparatus and instruments, massage apparatus, apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes, apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, firearms and ammunition, explosives and fireworks, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods namely jewellery, musical instruments, paper, printed matter, stationery and packaging, unprocessed and semi-processed rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and substitutes for all these materials, plastics and resins in extruded form for use in manufacture, packing, stopping and insulating materials, flexible pipes, tubes and hoses, not of metal, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods namely leather and imitations of leather, luggage, bags, whips, harnesses, saddlery, collars, leashes and clothing for animals, building materials, furniture and home decor, non-metallic containers, household or kitchen utensils and containers, combs and sponges, brushes, articles for cleaning purposes, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods namely unworked or semi-worked glass, glassware, porcelain and earthenware, rope, string, nets, tents, tarpaulins, awnings of textile or synthetic materials, sails, sacks for the transport and storage of materials in bulk, padding, cushioning and stuffing materials, yarns, threads, textiles, clothing, footwear, and headgear, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods namely lace, embroidery, ribbons, braid, buttons, hooks and eyes, pins, needles, artificial flowers, hair decorations, flooring, carpets, wall hangings, false hair, foodstuffs, groceries, games, toys, gymnastic articles and sporting articles, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods namely decorations for Christmas trees, raw and unprocessed agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural and forestry products, raw and unprocessed grains and seeds, fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh herbs, natural plants and flowers, bulbs, and seedlings and seeds for planting, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods namely live animals, foodstuffs and beverages for animals, malt, alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic beverages, smokers' articles, tobacco and matches, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those goods
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of services namely an online marketplace for application programming interface (API) tools and resources to enable developers to create software applications, and an online marketplace enabling application programming interface (API) providers to register application programming interfaces (API), enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of services namely an online marketplace enabling application developers to search for and download application programming interfaces (APIs), enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of services namely, advertising, business management, business administration, office functions, insurance, financial services, real estate services, building construction, repair and installation services, telecommunication services, transportation services, packaging services, and travel arrangement services, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of services namely services relating to the treatment of materials, educational services, entertainment services, services relating to sporting and cultural activities, scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto, industrial analysis and research services, design and development of computer hardware and software, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of services namely services for providing food and drink, temporary accommodation services, medical services, veterinary services, hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals, agriculture, and horticulture and forestry services, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of services namely legal services, security services for the physical protection of tangible property and individuals, personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals, enabling customers to conveniently compare and purchase those services
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Arranging and conducting of exhibitions for business purposes
Business management
Business administration
Business research
Business strategy and planning services
Economic forecasting, marketing, market research, market analysis and survey services
Compilation of statistical information
Provision of trade information
Provision of directory services.
The mark was filed in class 36 with following description of goods:
Financial affairs
Monetary affairs
Banking services including home, internet and remote banking
Financial sponsorship
Insurance and finance services including such services provided over the internet or any other electronic network
Discount services including discount card services
Issue and redemption of tokens, vouchers and points
Issuance of tokens of value as a reward for customer loyalty
Providing cash and other rebates as part of a customer loyalty program
Credit card services
Charge card services
Pre-paid purchase card services, including processing electronic payments made through prepaid cards
Insurance, financing and guarantee services relating to telecommunications and communications apparatus and instruments
Provision of electronic and online financial services, including electronic fund transfer services and secure on-line monetary transaction facilities
Providing an internet website portal in the field of financial transaction and payment processing
Processing financial transactions via a global computer network
Providing multiple payment options by means of customer-operated electronic terminals available on-site in retail stores
Provision of investment and fund management information
Administration of funds and investments
Stock, shares and bond information and brokerage services
Provision of information and advisory services relating to monetary affairs and the aforementioned services, including the provision of information from a computer database, the internet or other electronic network
Provision of information and advice for the prospective purchasers of commodities and goods, all related to payment terms and insurance.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunication services
Fixed line, satellite, cellular, mobile and radio telecommunication services
Telecommunications services, including, mobile telephone services, voicemail, facsimile transmission and data transmission
Wireless communication services, including, wireless mobile telephone calling, electronic messaging and data transmission service plans
Messaging services, including, sending, receiving and forwarding messages in the form of text, audio, graphic images or video or a combination of these formats
Online messaging services
Unified messaging services
Computer aided transmission of messages and images
Video conferencing services
Video telephone services, teleconferencing services, voice over internet protocol (VOIP) services
Paging services
Telephone telecommunications services provided via prepaid telephone calling cards
Providing telephone communication and internet telephony services
Telephone and mobile telephone message collection and transmission, radio-paging, call diversion, answerphone and electronic mail services for others
Transmission, delivery and reception of sound, data and images
Personal numbering services
Hire, leasing and rental of telecommunications, telephonic and communications apparatus and instruments
Loan of replacement telecommunications and communications apparatus and instruments
Provision of internet access services
Telecommunications services for location and tracking of persons and objects
Tracking of mobile telephone via satellite signals
Provision of information relating to or identifying telecommunications and communications apparatus and instruments
Provision of wireless application protocol services, including those utilizing a secure communications channel
Broadcast or transmission of radio or television programmes
Providing telecommunications connections to computer databases, the internet or other electronic networks
Provision of wireless electronic transmission of credit and debit card transaction data and wireless electronic savings and payment data via a global computer network
Providing access to digital audio, video and data websites from a database, the internet, or other electronic network
Streaming of audio and video material on the internet
Telecommunication and communication database services, including enabling the consumer to download digital content from a network and server to an individual database
Providing access to telecommunications infrastructures for other operators
Providing and leasing access time to computer databases, computer bulletin boards, computer networks and interactive computer communications networks
Advisory, information and consultancy services relating to all the aforementioned.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
Industrial analysis and research services
Design and development of computer hardware and software
Application service provider (APS), including, providing, hosting, managing, developing, and maintaining applications, software, web sites, and databases in the fields of wireless communication, mobile information access, and remote data management for wireless delivery of content to handheld computers, laptops and mobile electronic devices
Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for instant messaging, voice over internet protocol (VOIP), video conferencing, and audio conferencing
Computer services, including, creating an online community for registered users to engage in social networking
Computer services, including, creating virtual communities for users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, and engage in social, business and community networking
Computer services, including, hosting electronic facilities for others for interactive discussions via communication networks
Application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable or facilitate the creating, editing, uploading, downloading, accessing, viewing, posting, displaying, tagging, blogging, streaming, linking, annotating, indicating sentiment about, commenting on, embedding, transmitting, and sharing or otherwise providing electronic media or information via computer and communication networks
Providing an online network service that enables users to transfer and share personal identity data among multiple online facilities
Providing information from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics, electronic media, photographic images and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks
Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data
Providing online facilities that gives users the ability to upload, modify and share audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data
Digital imaging services related to digitalization and scanning of images as well as rendering of computer graphics
Providing non-downloadable e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via global computer network
Computer services, in particular, application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network
Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sending electronic message alerts, for transmitting orders, sending and receiving electronic messages, allowing users to perform electronic business transactions and stream and download audio and video content via a global computer network, all the aforementioned services excluding software services as well as scientific research and analysis services in the field of finance, financial markets, financial information and investment opportunities.