| Serial Number | 85023014 |
| Word Mark | MATCH2BLACK |
| Filing Date | Monday, April 26, 2010 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Registration Number | 4078818 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, January 3, 2012 |
| Mark Drawing | 3000 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, March 22, 2011 |
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a generally hexagonal design containing circles at the corners of the hexagon and the "k" on the end of "match2black" at the bottom left corner of the design, with all the corners connected by dotted lines from the center. The circles vary in shades of darkness with the darkest circle being the left-most circle and getting lighter going clockwise. |
| Goods and Services | Devices, namely, software for the location of persons using worldwide technologies for location determination in particular by means of GPS, wireless local area network, wireless near field communication technology or other similar cell location technology; downloadable software for use with wireless telecommunication equipment, namely, software for the display of information with regard to the position and physical presence of persons and objects for wireless telecommunication devices; devices, namely, software for the interaction of persons, based on their position; devices, namely, software for the localization of objects and persons as well as their digitalized depictions; devices, namely, software for the collection, transmission and storage of data, in particular texts, images and audio and video files on mobile terminals and on systems on the Internet; devices, namely, software for the setting-up and operation of social networks and communities; computer software for data processing; downloadable computer programs for data processing concerning social networks in data networks |
| Goods and Services | Advertising services; advertising in media, including radio, television, cinema, print, video text, online and teletext advertising; distribution of advertising materials, namely, flyers, prospectuses, printed materials, samples of goods; demonstration of goods for advertising purposes; updating of advertising material; planning and design of advertising measures; merchandising, namely, sales-promoting placement of goods; conducting goods and services presentations for advertising purposes related to e-commerce; sales promotion for third parties; sales research; marketing for third parties in digital networks; public, market, and consumer opinion research in the fields of politics, private affairs, business, sports, culture, and the environment; public relations (PR); organization and staging of advertising events; conducting advertising, sales, marketing, bonus systems presentations to promote companies on the Internet and in other media; sponsoring in the form of advertising; organizational business project management in the electronic data processing (EDP) sector; administration, systematization and compilation of data in computer databases; data management consulting, namely, drafting procedures for collecting and storing data, in particular texts, images, as well as audio and video files on mobile terminals and on systems on the Internet; electronic data processing (EDP) consulting in connection with the resulting marketing options, in particular premium access; operation of local and global telecommunication networks for others for the collection and exchange of location-based and personal data; business services, namely, operation of devices for others for telecommunication in local and global networks; business services, namely, operation of web portals for others; business services, namely, operation of local and global social computer networks and online communities for others; electronic data processing (EDP) services for application service providers in professional and social networks that set-up and operate web portals and applications of mobile technical devices with community functionality; computer services, namely, electronic location of persons through worldwide technologies such as GPS, wireless local area network, wireless near field communication technology, or other similar cell location technology for business purposes; computer services, namely, electronic tracking of objects and persons as well as their digitalized online depictions for business purposes; computer services, namely, electronic location of persons via a global technology or another location technology for business purposes; providing information in the nature of the coordinates and physical location of persons and objects for wireless telecommunication devices, provided via wireless telecommunication devices and via electronic and optical communication networks for business purposes; operation of devices for telecommunication in local and global networks for others |
| Goods and Services | Brokering of trade transactions for third parties via online shops; brokering of contracts for third parties regarding the purchase and sale of goods and/or regarding the provision of services; brokering of access to databases on the Internet; brokering of access times to databases; providing political fundraising events featuring entertainment |
| Goods and Services | Installation of local and global telecommunication networks for the collection and exchange of location-based and personal data; installation of devices for telecommunication in local and global networks; installation, namely, setting up of devices for telecommunication in local and global networks |
| Goods and Services | Transmission of information between electronic communications devices; text-based and numeric wireless digital news transmission; telecommunication services, namely, telephone communication, text messaging, and Internet based data communication via the use of stationary and mobile devices; transmission of news and information, including on-demand transmission of same and via other electronic media; provision of telecommunications connections to the Internet for accessing portals of third parties; provision of the access to a worldwide computer network for the transmission and dissemination of information; transmission of news electronically; provision of access to an e-commerce platform on the Internet; telecommunication services, namely, provision of access to a telephone hotline; communication services, namely, electronic transmission of data-processing-based information for open and closed user groups; sound, image and data transmission via cable, satellite, computer, computer networks, telephone and ISDN lines as well as any other transmission media; leasing of devices for telecommunication and for data and news transmission or retrieval; access services in the area of telecommunication; transmission of digital sound and/or image by means of telecommunication; telecommunication gateway services, namely, provision of telecommunication links to a global computer network, Internet or databases; services of an Internet service provider, namely, providing access to the Internet and/or Intranet; providing information on procedures for the transmission of data, in particular texts, images as well as audio and video files on mobile terminals and on systems on the Internet; providing online facilities for real-time interaction of persons with other computer users, based on their location, concerning topics of general interest |
| Goods and Services | Electronic data storage; physical storage of electronically stored location-based and personal data; providing a website displaying electronic geographic maps |
| Goods and Services | Entertainment, namely, fashion events, sports events, cultural events, and dance and live musical concert events featuring politicians; organizing sporting and cultural activities; organization and realization of events of a cultural, entertaining and sporting nature; staging of live music performances, organizing of concerts; providing of computer games on the Internet; organization of entertainment shows; provision of electronic non-downloadable publications in the nature of newsletters, articles, and blogs, provided via rss-feeds, both in the field of fashion, sports, culture and politics; news agency services, namely, collection and dissemination of news, including electronically |
| Goods and Services | Computer programming services in the field of electronic data processing (EDP); updating of computer software and memory banks of computers and computer systems; designing and development of computer software; creation of programs for data processing, namely, design of computer software; rental of computer software; design of home pages and Internet webpages and consulting regarding same; application service provider (ASP) that provides memory capacities for hosting websites of others; web hosting services; hosting of websites of others on a computer server for the Internet; provision of temporary use of non-downloadable computer programs for data processing concerning social networks in data networks; providing search engines for obtaining data on the Internet; development of local and global telecommunication networks for the collection and exchange of location-based and personal data; development of devices for telecommunication in local and global networks; development of web portals; development of computer networks featuring local and global social networks and communities; installation of software to create web portals; installation of software that operates local and global social networks and communities |
| Goods and Services | Social introduction agency services featuring networking of acquaintances and contacts and online social networking services by means of computers and telecommunication systems for the social interaction of persons; providing local and global online social networks and communities |
| Pseudo Mark | MATCH TO - TWO BLACK |
| International Class | 009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus. |
| US Class Codes | 021, 023, 026, 036, 038 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 035 - Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 035 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 036 - Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 102 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 036 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 037 - Building construction; repair; installation services. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 103, 106 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 037 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 038 - Services allowing people to communicate with another by a sensory means. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 104 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 038 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 039 - Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 105 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 039 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 042 - Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 045 - Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, August 10, 2018 |
| Primary Code | 045 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Party Name | match2blue Holding GmbH |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | 55116 Mainz DE |
| Party Name | match2blue Holding GmbH |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | 55116 Mainz DE |
| Party Name | match2blue Holding GmbH |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Mainz 55116 DE |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, August 10, 2018 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR) |
| Tuesday, January 3, 2017 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 3, 2012 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2011 | 1(B) BASIS DELETED; PROCEED TO REGISTRATION |
| Wednesday, November 16, 2011 | NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE CANCELLED |
| Wednesday, November 23, 2011 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Wednesday, November 23, 2011 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Monday, November 21, 2011 | CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL |
| Wednesday, November 16, 2011 | TEAS DELETE 1(B) BASIS RECEIVED |
| Monday, September 12, 2011 | APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED |
| Monday, September 12, 2011 | TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT |
| Tuesday, March 22, 2011 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, March 22, 2011 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Thursday, February 17, 2011 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Tuesday, February 15, 2011 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, February 15, 2011 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Tuesday, February 15, 2011 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 15, 2011 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, February 15, 2011 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Friday, February 4, 2011 | NOTIFICATION OF FINAL REFUSAL EMAILED |
| Friday, February 4, 2011 | FINAL REFUSAL E-MAILED |
| Friday, February 4, 2011 | FINAL REFUSAL WRITTEN |
| Friday, January 7, 2011 | AMENDMENT FROM APPLICANT ENTERED |
| Friday, January 7, 2011 | CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE |
| Thursday, January 6, 2011 | PAPER RECEIVED |
| Saturday, August 14, 2010 | COMBINED EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION ENTERED |
| Friday, August 13, 2010 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Friday, August 13, 2010 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, August 13, 2010 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT/PRIORITY ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, August 13, 2010 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT AND/OR PRIORITY ACTION - COMPLETED |
| Tuesday, August 3, 2010 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, April 30, 2010 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE MAILED |
| Thursday, April 29, 2010 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED IN TRAM |
| Thursday, April 29, 2010 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED IN TRAM |