Internet-based social introduction and social networking services for establishing personal and social contacts; legal services of a sports association, namely, providing legal advice and representation vis-à-vis social and political decision-makers for promotion of professional sport; security guard services for the protection of property and individuals; security escort services; legal services relating to the exploitation of broadcasting rights and film copyright, namely, awarding and leasing the licensing of rights to films, television and radio productions and other image and sound programmes as well as print media and other publishing products, in particular concerning football events; legal services relating to the management and exploitation of copyrights and industrial property by licensing for others; legal services relating to the exploitation of film, television and other ancillary rights under copyright law in the field of merchandising; legal advice and representation; arbitration services; legal advice in the field of management of intellectual property and copyrights; legal services relating to the exploitation of copyright by issuing licences and management of television broadcasting rights, in particular rights for the broadcasting of sporting events; copyright licensing agency services, namely, legal services relating to the exploitation of copyright by issuing licences and management of rights to press, radio, television and film contributions for use on sound and image carriers; copyright licensing agency services, namely, legal services relating to the exploitation of copyright by issuing licences and management of rights to newspaper and magazine contributions

Class [041]
Education and Entertainment Services

Production, showing and rental of motion pictures, video films and other television programmes; entertainment services in the nature of showing and rental of video and audio cassettes, tapes and discs and of video games; rental of television receivers and decoders; educational services, namely, providing distance learning and live and online workshops, seminars, and courses in the fields of politics, business, finance, law, social welfare, sport, culture, technology, computers, the Internet and distribution of training materials in connection therewith; entertainment services in the nature of production of radio and television programs; organizing and conducting exhibitions in the field of sporting and cultural activities; direction of making and editing radio and television entertainment programs; organisation and staging of sports events, shows, quizzes and musical events and organisation of competitions in the entertainment and sports sector, including for recording or live broadcasting on radio or television; organisation of competitions in the field of education, teaching, entertainment and sport; arranging and conducting of beauty contests; educational services, namely, conducting classes, seminars, and workshops for the purpose of promoting talent; educational services, namely, conducting and organisation of distance learning courses at the primary, secondary, college, and university level; publishing and editing books, magazines and other printed matter and related electronic media, except for advertising purposes; organisation and presentation of concerts, theatre and entertainment events and sporting competitions; producing film, television, radio, teletext and videotex programmes or broadcasts; producing films and video films and other visual and audio programmes of an educational, teaching and entertainment nature, including for children and young people; entertainment services in the nature of showing and rental of sound and image recordings on video and audio cassettes, tapes and disks; theatrical performances provided at performance venues; presentation of musical performances; organizing cultural, artistic, recreational and sporting activities; organisation and conducting of cultural, entertainment and sporting events and of congresses, seminars, lectures and multimedia shows for cultural and entertainment purposes; services of a publishing house, namely, multimedia publishing of books, magazines, journals, software, games, music, and electronic publications; production of web TV programmes, interactive programmes and Internet TV programmes; educational services, namely, conducting classes, seminars, and workshops for the purpose of promotion of sport; entertainment ticket agency services; ticket agency services in the nature of providing ticket and seat reservations and advance sale of tickets for concerts, shows and other entertainment events and for sporting events; entertainment services, namely, booking and ticket reservation services for cultural and sporting events; providing amusement facilities for children, young persons and adolescents and organising leisure activities, in particular in the field of sport; information on entertainment events and offers for sport and leisure activities; rental of sports facilities, namely, indoor and outdoor recreational facilities for playing sports, sports training, and group recreation events; editorial reporting services; services of a sports ticket agency, namely, the organisation of sports activities; production of radio and television broadcasts and programmes via wireless or wired networks; organisation and performance of cultural, entertainment and sporting events for charitable purposes; lottery services, namely, production of lottery broadcasts; gambling services; online provision of non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, manuals, magazines, and monographs in the fields of football, soccer, sports, popular culture, current affairs, media, history, business, technology; organisation and conducting of congresses and conferences in the field of football, soccer, sports, popular culture, current affairs, media, history, business, technology; services of gaming and betting establishments, namely, betting services, sports-related betting services, casino gambling, conducting online computer game tournaments; entertainment services, namely, online provision of computer, electronic and video games accessible via video game devices, mobile phones, tablets and computers; gaming services, namely, online entertainment in the form of computer game tournaments; entertainment services, namely, provision of computer and video games via a website

Class [038]
Communications Services

Broadcasting of radio and television programmes over wireless or wired networks; broadcasting of film, television, radio, teletext, videotex programmes or broadcasts; telecommunications services, namely, local and long distance transmission of voice, data, graphics and video by means of broadband optical or wireless networks, transmission of webcasts, electronic transmission of broadcasts of live sporting events by satellite, rental of telecommunication equipment; press agency services, namely, the electronic and computer-aided transmission of news, press releases and market research data; sound, image and data transmission by cable, satellite, computer networks, telephone and interactive multimedia transmission networks; electronic transmission of television broadcasts as part of a subscriber television service including video on demand, also for third parties as a digital platform; transmission and reception of an information database via telecommunications networks; transmission of information via wireless or wireline networks; online transmissions services, namely, transmission of information and messages including e-mail; provision of telecommunication channels for teleshopping services; broadcasting of teleshopping programmes; provision of access to communication networks using digital multimedia technology, in particular for Internet access, teleshopping and telebanking, also for use on a television screen; arranging and issuing access authorisations for users to different communication networks; electronic transmission of data in electronic networks, especially on the Internet and other electronic communications media with information of all kinds, especially in the fields of politics, economics, finance, law, social affairs, sport, culture, church, technology, computers, Internet; electronic transmission and internet broadcasting services for sound, speech, images and data; telephone communication services, mobile telephone services; electronic transmission of emails, providing email fax services, transmission of short messages (SMS); providing multiple-user access to a global computer information network; telephone communication services by means of an information, complaint and emergency hot-line; provision of access to databases featuring, and transmission of, information, texts, drawings and pictures by electronic communications networks; providing access to entertainment information and entertainment programmes on the Internet; broadcasting web TV programmes, interactive programmes and Internet TV programmes; electronic transmission of information in the nature of sound, images and data; electronic transmission of fee data; providing access to data on the Internet in the field of computer games and sporting events; data transmission services between networked computer systems; provision of access to a global computer network for the transmission of messages, images, text, voice and data; rental of access times to online games on a global computer network; transmission of data via computer networks; provision of access to data on computer networks in the field of computer games and sporting events; streaming of data; video-on-demand transmission

Class [035]
Advertising, Business & Retail Services

Advertising and marketing; providing information in the field of marketing and advertising in oral and written form, also through print and electronic media; organisational consulting services in the field of marketing and advertising; statistical evaluation of marketing data or market research data; market research; market analyses; advertising research; public opinion polling; promotional services, namely, distribution of catalogues, mailings and goods for advertising purposes; radio, television and cinema advertising; public relations; sales promotion for third parties; arranging and concluding commercial transactions for others; computer file management; organising and holding trade fairs and exhibitions for commercial and advertising purposes; marketing services for advertising time and rental of advertising time on television; business management and organisation consultancy; advertising, in particular radio, television, cinema, print, videotex and teletext advertising; marketing via radio, television, cinema, videotex and teletext as well as print media; development of the advertising content of brochures for others for advertising purposes; production of advertising films; production of teleshopping programs; arranging of advertising time in all relevant media; business management; business administration for others; business administration and office work; organisational consultancy in business matters; word processing; secretarial services; business consultancy; business management consultancy; management of third-party business interests; development of advertising concepts, in particular for marketing goods and services via global electronic networks, in particular the internet and other electronic communication media; outsourcing services in the nature of arranging contracts for the purchase and sale of goods and provision of services; electronic processing of orders for others, namely, order acceptance and delivery order service as well as invoice processing for electronic ordering systems; distribution of advertising materials on electronic online communication networks; auctioneering provided on the internet; business and organisational consulting for franchise concepts for the procurement of economic and organisational know-how; procuring of contracts for the purchase and sale of goods and the provision of services; management and operation of telephone call centers, namely, administrative processing of order and purchase order acceptance; telephone answering services; advertising planning; creation and up-dating of advertising material for advertising space on the internet and rental of advertising space on the internet; advertising on the internet for third parties; talent promotion through business organisational consultancy in the nature of talent management and development strategies; compilation of business data into computer databases; business consultancy services on television advertising; production of television and radio advertising programmes; word processing services; updating and maintenance of data in computer databases; development of internet advertising concepts; commercial lobbying services for the promotion of professional sport; collection of market research data; collection and updating of data in computer databases; providing business information via a website; business management for athletes; sponsorship search; rental of advertising space; rental of advertising time on communication media; production of teleshopping programmes

Class [028]
Toys and Sporting Goods Products

Games and toys, namely, children's multiple activity toys and games, novelty face masks for disguise for games, toy model building block sets, modeled toy figurines of plastic, wood, rubber, porcelain and other materials, toy cars and vehicle tracks, toy party hats and costumes, video games, namely, video gaming consoles for playing computer games, except those adapted for use with external screens or monitors only, automatic gaming machines, coin- or token-operated, inflatable pool toys being toys and swim toys, water slides, play sandboxes, stuffed dolls and rag dolls and animals and figurines of textiles, animal skins and other materials, all being toys, dolls and dolls' clothes, inflatable balloons; jigsaw puzzles; puzzles; patience games in the nature of children's educational games for developing patience skills; toy masks for dressing up for playing purposes; scale model kits with activity material for playing purposes; play figures of plastic, wood, rubber, porcelain and other materials; toy cars and lorries; toy hats and costumes; video games in the nature of standalone video output game machines, other than as accessories for an external screen or monitor; gaming machines, including token- or coin-operated gaming machines; inflatable swimming pools and swimming toys, water slides, playground sandboxes; plush and fabric dolls and toy animals and figures made of woven fabric, fur and other materials; dolls and dolls' clothing; play balloons; gymnastic and sporting apparatus and articles, namely, soccer balls, soccer goals, protective pads for elbow, knees, shins, and shoulders for soccer; skiing, tennis and fishing apparatus in the nature of fishing poles and fishing tackle; skis, ski bindings, ski poles; skateboards, surfboards, roller skates, ice skates; balls, namely, sports and game balls; dumbbells; shot-put balls; discuses; javelins; tennis rackets and parts thereof, in particular handles, strings, grip and lead bands for tennis rackets; table tennis, badminton, squash, cricket, golf and hockey sticks; tennis balls and shuttlecocks; tables for table tennis; gymnastics horizontal bars; plastic toy hoops; nets for sports purposes; goal and ball nets for ice hockey, soccer; sports gloves, namely, goalkeeper's gloves; knee, elbow, ankle and shin guards for sports purposes; adapted bags for sports equipment, golf bags, tennis bags, table tennis bags, badminton bags, squash bags, cricket bags, hockey stick bags and covers; ribbons specially adapted for rhythmic sportive gymnastic and exercise and gymnastics banners; board games; joysticks for video games; nets being sporting articles; controllers for game consoles; playing cards and card games; Christmas tree decorations; computer game equipment consisting of hand controls in the nature of video game interactive hand held remote controls for playing electronic games, and television game apparatus in the nature of video game machines for use with televisions; video, computer and other electronic game consoles and player-operated electronic controllers for connection to external screens or monitors; game and entertainment apparatus in the nature of game consoles and player-operated electronic controllers for use on an external screen, including video and computer games; accessories for computer, video and computer games, namely, joysticks, hand controls, control apparatus in the nature of player-operated electronic controllers

Class [025]
Clothing Products

Clothing including sports and leisure wear, namely, tops, bottoms, shirts, sweatshirts, pants, shorts, skirts, dresses, suits, jackets, coats, wristbands as clothing, headbands as clothing, underwear, swimsuits, socks; tracksuits; gymnastic shorts and jerseys, football shorts and jerseys, tennis shirts and shorts, swimwear and beachwear, bathing trunks and bathing suits, including bikinis; corsetry being clothing, underwear; children's clothing, namely, tops, bottoms, underwear, one-piece infant suits, shirts, coveralls, overalls, shorts, socks; babies' first clothing, namely, tops, bottoms, underwear, one-piece infant suits, shirts, coveralls, overalls, shorts, socks; play suits; bibs, not of paper; headwear, namely, caps; scarves; shoes, footwear and boots, including sports and leisure footwear and boots; belts; stockings; tights; socks; ties including neckties; gloves; headgear, namely, headbands and sweatbands; gloves for cross-country skiing and cycling

Class [009]
Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products

Scientific, control, measuring, signalling, counting, recording, monitoring, testing, switching and regulating apparatus and instruments, namely, video processors, electric cables, power controllers; apparatus and instruments for telecommunications, namely, mobile phones and smartphones, telecommunication exchangers, computer hardware for telecommunications, telecommunication cables; viewing devices, namely, digital optical image viewers with three-dimensional graphic representations; apparatus for the reception, recording, transmission, processing, conversion, output and reproduction of data, speech, text, signals, sound and images; consumer electronics goods, namely, radio and television receivers, sound and image recording and reproduction devices, including portable and for digital image-sound signals; electronic devices for operating interactive television; encoding and decoding apparatus in the nature of electronic devices for receiving and converting encrypted transmission signals; electronic multimedia devices for connecting and controlling audio, video and telecommunication devices as well as computers and printers, also with electronic programme guide as well as control for interactive television and/or pay-per-view TV; downloadable software featuring electronic programme guides, for displaying electronic television program guides; downloadable computer operating software and computer software for the aforesaid apparatus, instruments and equipment, namely, computer software for controlling the operation of audio and video devices, computer operating software; data processing devices and computers; computer buffers, computer chips, blank computer discs, computer cables, backup computer drives, computer terminals, computer printers for printing documents, computer keyboards, visual display units in the nature of computer display monitors and display screens, and other peripheral devices for computers; downloadable computer game software; computer game equipment consisting of memory disks; accessories for computers, video and computer games, namely, computer network adapters and memory modules for extending the functions as well as for increasing the memory capacity; apparatus for speech recording and replaying, namely, speech synthesizers, light-spot audio and video recorders, electronic 3D glasses, recorded and pre-recorded program cassettes featuring sports programs, cartoons, music, floppy disk drives and disk drives, and downloadable interactive game software; boxes in the nature of plastic and cardboard cases for storing cassettes, floppy disks and sound recording discs; programmable digital television recorders, numeric computer keyboards; floppy disk stations consisting of floppy disk drives, microprocessors and electrical controllers; electronic data processing devices including display devices, input devices, output devices, printers, terminals and memories, also as additional devices to a basic device; downloadable computer programs on data carriers of all kinds, namely, downloadable computer software for editing photos, managing video files and streaming video signals, database management, managing the content of a website; downloadable computer programs for replaying video, editing photos, managing video files and streaming video signals, database management, managing the content of a website for use by referees at sports events; downloadable computer software applications for software for replaying video, editing photos, managing video files and streaming video signals, database management, managing the content of a website for use by referees at sports events; blank magnetic electronic data carriers; recorded video games in the form of computer programs stored on data carriers; recorded computer and video game cassettes, floppy disks, cartridges, discs and tapes, recorded on machine-readable data carriers, included in this class; recorded sound carriers, in particular phonographic records, compact discs, audio tapes and audio cassettes, all featuring sporting events, cartoons, music; blank recordable sound carriers, namely, phonographic records, compact discs, audio tapes and audio cassettes; downloadable music files; recorded image carriers, in particular video cassettes and dvds featuring sporting events, cartoons, music; blank recordable image carriers, in particular video cassettes and dvds; exposed camera films; pre-recorded CDs featuring photographs and video recordings of sporting events; photographic, cinematographic, optical and teaching apparatus and instruments, namely, video cameras, teaching robots, optical lenses; recorded magnetic, magneto-optical and optical carriers for sound and image, featuring sporting events, cartoons, music; magnetically encoded prepaid telephone calling cards; optical apparatus and instruments, included in this class, in particular eyeglasses, lenses, eyeglass frames; eyeglass cases; designed empty video cassette cases; headphones; head protectors for use in sports in the nature of protective sports helmet accessories that attach to the helmets, namely, mouth guards, ear pads, throat protectors, chin straps, face masks, jaw pads and eye shields; loudspeakers; loudspeaker boxes; bags adapted for laptops; sleeves for laptops; mouth guards for use in sports; pedometers; selfie sticks; smart watches; wearable activity trackers; pre-recorded USB flash drives featuring audio and video recordings of sporting events, cartoons, music; parts of all the aforesaid goods, included in this class

Mark Details

Serial Number

No 79301334

Mark Type

No Service Mark

Attorney Docket Number

No 4835.30

44D Filed

44D Current

44E filed

44E Current

66A Filed

Yes

66A Current

Yes

Current Basis

No Basis

Design Code(s)

02.01.02 -

Shadows or silhouettes of men

02.01.19 -

Athletes, strongmen

02.09.19 -

Humans playing games or engaged in other sports

21.03.15 -

Soccer balls, volleyballs

26.01.21 -

Circles that are totally or partially shaded

26.05.21 -

Triangles that are completely or partially shaded

Legal History

Status Date	Action Taken
11^th Aug 2023	NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED
14^th Feb 2022	FINAL DECISION TRANSACTION PROCESSED BY IB
26^th Jan 2022	FINAL DISPOSITION PROCESSED
26^th Jan 2022	FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE SENT TO IB
08^th Jan 2022	NEW REPRESENTATIVE AT IB RECEIVED
10^th Nov 2021	FINAL DISPOSITION NOTICE CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB
10^th Aug 2021	REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
25^th May 2021	PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
25^th May 2021	OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
24^th May 2021	NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB

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Classification Information

Class [045]Personal & Legal & Social Services

Class [041]Education and Entertainment Services

Class [038]Communications Services

Class [035]Advertising, Business & Retail Services

Class [028]Toys and Sporting Goods Products

Class [025]Clothing Products

Class [009]Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products