The trademark UNITY was filed by Research Research Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 11, 2015, and received one opposition filed on June 24, 2015 by Unity AG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Fortmann Tegethoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 24, 2015
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on July 24, 2024.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on February 3, 2016. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 4, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on January 19, 2021. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on July 15, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 36 with Providing information regarding funding from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Providing access to databases
Operating chat rooms
Provision of online forums
Providing online communication facilities for collaboration of individuals and organisations.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
News reporting services, including comment and analysis
Publishing electronic journals and web logs, featuring user generated or specified content
Providing information regarding education from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks
Arranging and conducting conferences, exhibitions, workshops and seminars
Arranging cultural events and awards ceremonies.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Maintenance of databases
Research services
Website hosting services
Hosting content of others on a website
Hosting online web facilities for others for organising and conducting online meetings and interactive discussions
Computer services for creating online communities for users to participate in discussions, get feedback, form virtual communities and engage in networking, including providing software to enable users to analyse, manage and share the information available in the databases on the website, all for policy makers, educators, students and pupils, researchers, academics, innovators, technologists and institutions to which these people belong
Providing online storage facilities for collaboration of individuals and organisations
Providing software as a service, for the purpose of facilitating collaboration, research management, and discovery of scholarly research
Database services relating to research
Development and maintenance of databases
Providing software online to enable others to organise information for their own benefit or for access by others
Providing software online to enable uploading, posting, showing, displaying, tagging, blogging, sharing or otherwise providing electronic media or information over the Internet or other communications network
Computer services in the nature of customized web pages featuring user-defined information
Providing information regarding research from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks
Electronic data storage, including cloud storage
Providing information regarding innovation from searchable indexes and databases of information, including text, electronic documents, databases, graphics and audio visual information, on computer and communication networks.