The trademark STRATO was filed by STRATO AG, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 1, 2000, and received undefined oppositions.
Opposition Proceedings
There are undefined Oppositions claimed against trademark.
The first opposition filed on January 1, 2001 by Stratos Limited on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (c) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by MARKS & CLERK LLP and its proceedings were handled in English The second opposition filed on December 11, 2000 by GTH (International) Ltd. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HERBORT & JACOBSHAGEN and its proceedings were handled in English
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1192197 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Two renewals of the trademark were recorded, one on July 5, 2009, and the other one on January 17, 2019.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 19, 2001. Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on November 26, 2006. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on November 29, 2006. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 1, 2007. International trade mark of the trademark registration was recorded on February 13, 2014. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on March 10, 2022. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 12, 2022.
The Appeal with reference B R0336/2003-2 was Opposition rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on September 6, 2004 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 000336927 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(a) CTMR with decision issued on April 23, 2003 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer programs recorded on data carriers and data files for creation, updating, maintenance, management and protection of home pages and of data transfers from and to home pages, electronic mail functions and internet access and internet access services, also via satellite
Computer software, included in class 9, for maintenance, management and protection of home pages and of data transfers from and to home pages, electronic mail functions and internet access and internet access services, also via satellite
Data carriers of all kinds with programs and/or data files, in particular floppy disks, hard disk memories and read-only memories (ROM), RAM and plug-in modules, optical memories (except exposed and unexposed films) including CD-ROMs and WORMs, for creation, updating, maintenance, management and protection of home pages and data transfers from and to home pages, electronic mail functions and internet access and internet access services, also via satellite.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Printed matter, in particular instructions and user manuals, working procedures, books including manuals, documentation, written background material for image and or/sound carriers and/or data carriers
Press products
Graphic representations.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Product marketing services
Providing advertising services
Arranging of advertising space, in particular on Internet pages
Introduction of customers, for others
Arranging of transactions via a computer network, in particular the Internet
Database services, namely operating databases, as well as gathering and supplying of data, messages and information, including for the purpose of arranging transactions and services of all kinds.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunications
Provision of ISDN services
Communications services, namely electronic computer centres, electronic mailbox systems and computer centres for arranging electronic data transfer
Online services and services relating to computer networks, in particular the Internet, namely providing directories, operator services, protocol conversion, providing access points and network infrastructures for transmission of sound, image and/or data (included in class 38)
Operation of a telecommunications network, in particular a mobile radiotelephone network or satellite supported telecommunications network
On-line services, namely the supplying, transmission and sending of information and messages of all kinds
Electronic mail.
The mark was filed in class 41 with Publication of periodicals and newspapers and production and broadcast of film, video, audio, radio and/or television programmes, production of digital on-line programmes, including acquisition, arranging and allocating of licences for such products..
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Creation of programs for data processing
Writing and publishing reports in the field of computer science and data processing
Conducting tests on goods in connection with electronic data processing systems, electronic data processing apparatus and electronic data processing programs
Development and testing of electronic communications, word processing and information processing systems
Creation, development, improvement and adjustment of data processing programs and/or data files (including multimedia and home pages) for others
Issuing of licences for data processing programs, including computer games and video games and data files
Database services, namely leasing access time to databases.