The trademark application KIKA von ARD und ZDF was filed by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts), a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 12, 2022, and it was registered by office on December 20, 2022 without any oppositions.
It was designated 'Basic Application' for International Application 1739790 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application was filed in German (English was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on June 23, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use
The mark was filed in class 5 with following description of goods:
Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary preparations
Dietetic substances adapted for medical use, dietetic foodstuffs for medical use
Medicinal infusions
Chewing gum for medical purposes
Food for babies
Plasters, materials for dressings
Nutritional supplements.
The mark was filed in class 8 with following description of goods:
Manually operated tools
Cutlery
Razors.
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Sound, image and data carriers of all kinds
Magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs (audio, images), DVDs (audio, images), audio tapes, music and video cassettes, CD-ROMs, DAT tapes
Floppy disks
Coded telephone cards
Identity cards, encoded
Games software
Screen saver programs (software)
Mouse pads
Eyeglasses, sunglasses and cases therefor
Database programs (software)
Computer software, including downloadable software for computers and mobile terminals
Mobile apps
Podcasts
Network-supporting computer software
Firmware
Electronic publications, downloadable
Electronic flashing lights (luminous signals)
Downloadable ring tones for mobile phones
Downloadable music files
Podcasts, Downloadable podcasts.
The mark was filed in class 14 with following description of goods:
Goods in precious metals and their alloys or coated therewith, Namely works of art of precious metal
Jewels
Jewellery, including costume jewellery, cuff links, brooches (jewellery), tie pins and pins (jewellery), tie clips (jewellery), key rings (trinkets or fobs)
The mark was filed in class 15 with Musical instruments.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Articles made of paper and cardboard, Printed matter, namely newspapers, Magazines [periodicals], Brochures, leaflets, Prospectuses, Programmes, Press folders, Photo folders, Books, Companion books, Calendars, Posters, Including in book form, Transparencies [stationery]
Non-encoded telephone cards, tickets, participant tickets, invitation cards, postcards, including postcards in the form of adhesive postcards, non-encoded identity cards
Stationery, including writing and drawing implements
Office requisites, except furniture
Instructional and teaching material (except apparatus) in particular in form of printed matter, globes, wall boards and writing implements for wall boards
Plastic materials for packaging, namely in the form of sleeves, pouches, bags, films (the latter including being self-adhesive)
Instructional and teaching materials in the form of games
Desk mats
Inkstands, Writing materials
Printed publications
Cabinets for stationery [office requisites]
Bookmarkers, Marking pens [stationery]
Table napkins of paper, Paper bags
Pads [stationery]
Stickers (stationery)
Labels of paper or cardboard
Document files [stationery], Paper punchers, Stapling presses [office requisites]
Pencils and electric and non-electric pencil sharpeners.
The mark was filed in class 18 with following description of goods:
Leather and imitations of leather, and goods made of these materials, namely trunks and travelling bags
Bags, including handbags, briefcases, shopping bags, travelling bags, bags for sports, school satchels, knapsacks for luggage and backpacks
The mark was filed in class 20 with following description of goods:
Figurines of plastic, including animal figurines
Furniture, including upholstered furniture, office furniture, kitchen furniture and parts for furniture
Mirrors, picture frames
Bottle closures, not of metal
Packaging containers of plastic
Roller blinds for use indoors
Blinds [roll-up curtains] of textile.
The mark was filed in class 21 with following description of goods:
Glassware, porcelain and earthenware, not included in other classes
Household or kitchen utensils and containers
Works of art of glass, porcelain and earthenware (included in class 21)
Soap boxes and soap dishes, toothbrush mugs, toothbrush cases
Paper plates, paper cups
Tableware and epergnes
Waste paper baskets
Coasters (table utensils), not of paper, other than table linen
Semi-worked glass (except glass used in building).
The mark was filed in class 24 with following description of goods:
Textile goods, included in class 24
Fabrics
Curtains
Textile materials for use in the manufacture of blinds
Household linen, table linen (not of paper), bed linen
Bed blankets, table covers of textile and also of plastic
Coasters and place mats of fabric or textiles, being table linen.
The mark was filed in class 25 with following description of goods:
Clothing, including sportswear and leisurewear
Footwear, including sports and casual shoes and boots
Stockings, tights, socks
Neckties, including ties
Gloves [clothing]
Headgear, including headbands and sweatbands
Belts (clothing), braces, including belts (clothing) and braces of leather.
The mark was filed in class 26 with following description of goods:
Belt buckles
Brooches [clothing accessories]
Lanyards (shoulder straps for keys).
The mark was filed in class 27 with Carpets, rugs, gymnasium mats, car mats, mats and matting, linoleum, artificial turf, carpet floor coverings and other coverings for existing floors and Wallpaper..
The mark was filed in class 28 with following description of goods:
Games
Toys
Apparatus for games
Figures as toys, including fabric and rubber animals and mascots
Novelty toys for playing jokes
Card games
Video game apparatus
Gymnastic, fitness and sports equipment, included in class 28
Decorations for Christmas trees.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Coffee, tea and herbal tea (not for medical purposes)
Cocoa, cocoa-based preparations and beverages, chocolate and chocolate goods, all the aforesaid goods also in sugar-free or low-in-sugar form
Cereals for human consumption, in particular oat flakes and other cereal flakes, preparations made from cereals, muesli preparations, bread, pastry and confectionery, ices, all the aforesaid goods also in sugar-free or low-in-sugar form
Pasta dishes, noodle preparations and pizzas, including tinned and frozen ready-to-serve or semi-ready-to-serve meals
Soya flour, soya sauce
Fruit sauces, mayonnaise, salad dressings, ketchup and dressings, sauces as instant foodstuff preparations
Meat and poultry pies
Potato flour for food based on carbohydrates or roughage.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Business management
Business administration
Office functions
Radio and television advertising, including customer marketing
Updating and maintenance of data in computer databases, systematic ordering of data in computer databases, collating and compiling of data in computer databases
Computerized file management
Market research and opinion polling
Publication of printed matter (including in electronic form), for advertising purposes
Merchandising
Retailing, including via teleshopping, and online or catalogue mail order in the fields of sound recording carriers and data media, printed matter, stationery, office requisites, clothing, footwear and textile goods, toys, sports goods.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunication services
Broadcasting of television programmes, cable television programmes, radio programmes, video text programmes and Internet programmes as well as teleshopping programmes
Transmission of television, radio, telecommunications and data signals via digital and analog wireless and/or cable networks, including via online and offline operations in the form of interactive electronic media services, and via computer
News agencies
Providing access to databases
Leasing access time to global computer networks
Sound, image and data transmission by cable, satellite, computer network, telephone and ISDN lines and any other transmission media
Providing access to Internet applications
Providing access to blogs
Electronic exchange of messages via chat lines, chatrooms and Internet forums
Providing Internet chat rooms
Teletext services
Electronic transmission of data, images, texts and sounds, including for interactive radio services
Telecommunications via interactive speech dialogue systems (IVR - Interactive Voice Response)
Transmission of podcasts
Providing access to online games via global computer networks (Internet).
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Educational instruction
Training
Entertainment services
Sporting and cultural activities
Radio, Internet and television entertainment broadcasts/programmes
Film, sound, video film and television production
Production of entertainment programmes, specifically for the Internet
Arranging shows, quizzes and musical events
Musical performances
Providing of non-downloadable electronic publications online
Publication of online publications, other than for advertising purposes
Publishing printed matter, other than for advertising purposes
Arranging concerts, theatre and entertainment events, conferences, meetings, seminars, courses, symposiums, exhibitions for cultural and educational purposes, and lectures for cultural, entertainment and educational purposes
Arranging of readings for cultural, entertainment and educational purposes
Scriptwriting services
Organisation of competitions and awards
Organization of lotteries
Website editing (support services)
Arranging competitions within the framework of interactive radio services
Entertainment, including for interactive radio services
Film, television and music video entertainment via websites, being interactive radio services
Organisation of games, being interactive radio services
Conducting interactive games on the Internet
Playing of games, being interactive radio services
Photography
Provision of entertainment via podcast
Production of podcasts
Creation [writing] of podcasts
Creation [writing] of educational content for podcasts.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Server administration
Designing and creating homepages and Internet pages
Computer software design
Creating specific EDP software for advertising
Investigations, research in databases and on the Internet, for others, for scientific and research purposes
Updating of database software
Storage of data in computer databases
Installation and maintenance of database software
Creating Internet applications in the form of software