The trademark METEOS was filed by Kabushiki Kaisha BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment (also trading as BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.), a corporation established under the laws of Japan (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 10, 2005, and received one opposition filed on October 9, 2005 by The Secretary of State for Defence on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute, (c) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law, (d) Earlier sign & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 9, 2005
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on July 22, 2014.
A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on October 1, 2006. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 19, 2007. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 7, 2007. Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 9, 2015. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on September 15, 2015. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on February 11, 2016.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Vending machines
Digital cameras
Optical apparatus and instruments
Photographic machines and apparatus
Projection screens for movie films
Measuring and testing instruments
Batteries and cells
Electric hat irons
Electric hair-curlers
Electric door bells
Telephone apparatus
Facsimile machines
Cellular phones
Modems
Television apparatus
Radios
Navigation apparatus for vehicles
Compact disc players
Cassette players
Record players
Video recorders
Headphones
Microphone
Video cameras and digital video cameras
Video game programs
Downloadable video game programs
Spectacles (eyeglasses and goggles)
Apparatus for games adapted for use with television receivers only
Compact discs (audio-video)
Disks (magnetic)
Optical discs
Compact discs (read-only memory)
Slide-rules
Downloadable electronic publications
Electronic publications
Cinematographic films (exposed)
Transparencies (photography)
Animated cartoons
Frames for transparencies
And video discs and video tapes, but excluding goods relating to meteorology, weather forecasting, environmental and climatic sciences.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Services of providing entertainment including games, music and movies by means of a global computer network
Services of providing entertainment information including games, music and movies information by means of a global computer network
Services of providing education information by means of a global computer network
Service of providing amusement facilities
Rental of toys
Rental of equipment for amusement parks
And rental of amusement equipment
Service of providing on-line electronic publications including games (not downloadable)
Services of providing information in the fields of games, music, films, entertainment and leisure by means of a global information network, but excluding services relating meteorology, weather forecasting, environmental and climatic sciences.
The mark was filed in class 42 with Design, preparation and maintenance of computer programs, but excluding services relating to meteorology, weather forecasting, environmental and climatic sciences.