The trademark application BANDIST was filed by Bandist GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 23, 2017, and it was registered by office on August 30, 2017 without any oppositions.
The application was filed in English (German was selected as the second language).
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on November 7, 2017.
The Refusal with reference B 015792922 was partially rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 14, 2017 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer hardware and software
Computer software for processing digital music files
Electric and electronic musical effects equipment
Downloadable digital music
Loudspeaker systems
Music headphones
Pick-ups for electrical musical instruments
Musical instrument amplifiers
Portable music players.
The mark was filed in class 16 with Music note books and Music instruction manuals..
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Auctioneering services
Provision of an on-line marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Providing evaluative feedback and ratings of sellers' goods and services and buyers' and sellers' performance
Ordering services for third parties
Computerized on-line ordering services
Coupon procurement services for others
Publicity bureau services
Retail and wholesale services with the following goods: musical instruments and accessories, printed matter, sound and lighting systems, audio and audiovisual devices, software, sound and picture recording apparatus, recorded content
Presentation of goods on communication media, for retail purposes
Price comparison services
Sales promotion for others
Promoting the goods and services of others
Negotiation and conclusion of commercial transactions for third parties
Procurement of contracts for others
Provision of commercial and business contact information via the Internet
The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, excluding the transport thereof, of musical instruments and accessories, printed matter, sound and lighting systems, audio and audiovisual devices, software, sound and picture recording apparatus, recorded content to enable customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Educational and instruction services relating to music and dance
Publication of texts, others than publicity texts
Musical education services
Music tuition by correspondence courses
Providing online electronic publications, not downloadable