Foxtel Management Pty Ltd v Beijing Qiyi Century Science & Technology Co Ltd

Case

[2020] ATMO 50

1 April 2020


TRADE MARKS ACT 1995



DECISION OF A DELEGATE OF THE REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS WITH REASONS

Re:Opposition by Foxtel Management Pty Ltd to registration of trade mark application 1852195 (9, 35, 38, 41, 42) – IQIYL (Figurative) – in the name of Beijing Qiyi Century Science & Technology Co., Ltd.

Delegate: Nicholas Smith
Representation: Opponent: Self-represented
Applicant: Piper Alderman
Decision: 2020 ATMO 50
Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) - Section 52 opposition: s 60 considered – ground established – registration refused

Background

  1. This decision concerns an opposition brought by Foxtel Management Pty Ltd (‘Opponent’) pursuant to s 52 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) (‘Act’) to the registration of the trade mark which is the subject of the application detailed below in the name of Beijing Qiyi Century Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (‘Applicant’): 

Application Number:

1852195

Filing Date:

15 June 2017

Goods and Services:

Class 9: Computer peripheral devices; computer software, recorded; downloadable image files; downloadable mobile phone application software; electronic publications, downloadable; network communication device; audio and video receivers; satellite TV signal convertors; camcorders; photography cameras; television apparatus; animated cartoons; virtual reality headsets
Class 35: Advertising; rental of advertising space; commercial information agencies; organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes; import-export agencies; personnel management consultancy; relocation services for businesses; systemization of information into computer databases; accounting; sponsorship search; provision of an on-line marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services; updating and maintenance of data in computer databases; search engine optimization for sales promotion; updating and maintenance of information in registries
Class 38: Television broadcasting; message sending; communications by computer terminals; computer aided transmission of messages and images; electronic mail; satellite transmission; providing telecommunications connections to a global computer network; teleconferencing services; telephone services; telecommunication services; electronic bulletin board services; video on demand transmission
Class 41: Instruction services; organization of competitions, education or entertainment; bookmobile services; providing on-line electronic publications, not downloadable; distribution of video cassettes; television entertainment; game services provided on-line from a computer network; entertainment; health club services, health and fitness training; modelling for artists; providing on-line videos, not downloadable; provide movies via video on demand, not downloadable; provide television program via video on demand, not downloadable
Class 42: Research and development for others; quality control; industrial design; design of interior decor; dress designing; computer software design; providing search engines for the internet; consultancy in the design and development of computer hardware; conversion of data or documents from physical to electronic media; authenticating works of art; cloud computing
(‘Applicant’s Goods and Services’)

Trade Mark:

(‘Trade Mark’)

2. Following the advertisement on 2 November 2017 in the Australian Official Journal of Trade Marks of the Trade Mark’s acceptance for possible registration, the Opponent filed a Notice of Intention to Oppose and a Statement of Grounds and Particulars (‘SGP’) on 6 November 2017. The SGP raised grounds of opposition under ss 42(b), 44 and 60 of the Act. The Applicant filed a Notice of Intention to Defend on 21 December 2017.

Evidence

  1. The Opponent filed the following evidence in support of its opposition:

    ·Declaration made on 23 March 2018 by Cameron Stewart, Senior Legal Counsel at the Opponent, with Exhibit CS-1 and Confidential Exhibit CS-2 (‘Stewart 1’).

    4. The Applicant filed the following evidence in answer:

    ·Declaration made on 3 July 2018 by Yuan Gu, legal director of Prudentia Legal Pty Ltd (‘Gu declaration’);

    ·Declaration made on 3 July 2018 by Rocky Wang, Vice President and legal Counsel of the Opponent (‘Wang declaration’);

    ·Declaration made on 3 July 2018 by Derek Y Xu, Principle [Sic] Solicitor of Jurisbridge Legal, the representative of the Applicant, with Annexure ZML-1 (‘Xu declaration’);

    ·Declaration made on 4 July 2018 by Tania Maystrenko, solicitor at Piper Alderman, the representative of the Applicant, with Annexures TAM 1 to TAM 8 (‘Maystrenko declaration’); and

    ·Declaration made on 4 July 2018 by Xianxia Li, legal assistance at Piper Alderman, the representative of the Applicant, with Annexures A to M (‘Li declaration’).

  2. The Opponent filed the following evidence in reply:

    ·Declaration made on 6 September 2018 by Cameron Stewart with Exhibit CS-3 (‘Stewart 2’).

    6. Once the time allowed for filing evidence had ended the parties were given an opportunity to request a hearing or to file written submissions.  By letter issuing from IP Australia on 5 December 2018 the parties were notified that as a hearing had not been requested the matter would be given to a delegate of the Registrar for a decision based on the written record.  The letter indicated that the parties had one month from the date of the letter to file any written submissions upon which they wished to rely.  The Opponent filed written submissions on 19 November 2018 (‘Opponent’s Submissions’) and the Applicant filed written submissions on 7 January 2019 (‘Applicant’s Submissions’). 

    7. I am a delegate of the Registrar of Trade Marks and I am to decide the opposition as required by s 55 of the Act which provides that, unless the proceedings are discontinued, dismissed, or have lapsed under s 54A the Registrar must, at the end, decide:

    (a)to refuse to register the trade mark; or

    (b)to register the trade mark (with or without conditions or limitations) in respect of the goods and/or services then specified in the application;

    having regard to the extent (if any) to which any ground on which the application was opposed has been established. 

    In doing so I take account of the written record comprised of the materials mentioned in the preceding paragraphs.

    The Opponent

  3. The Opponent is an Australian company founded in 2005 that provides pay television services and related goods and services.  

    9. The Opponent is the owner of numerous trade marks containing the letters ‘IQ’ (‘IQ Mark’) including those referred to in the SGP and listed in Annex A to this decision (‘Opponent’s Trade Marks’).  The goods and services for which the Opponent’s Trade Marks are registered are collectively referred to here as the ‘Opponent’s Goods and Services’.  The Opponent provides evidence of being the owner or exclusive licensee of additional trade marks however these trade marks, not being particularised in the SGP, have limited relevance to the present proceeding.

    10.     The relevant claims/statements in Stewart 1 can be summarised as follows:

    ·     The Opponent was established in 2005 and currently has 2.8 million homes in Australia subscribing to its service.  It is Australia’s leading provider of pay television services with a total reach of 7 million people.

    ·     On 21 February 2005, the opponent launched a new set top box incorporating a personal digital recorder under the IQ Mark.  The Opponent’s customers use the IQ set top box in conjunction with their television set to access the Opponent’s entertainment goods and services and record up to 60 hours to television on a hard drive

    ·     The Opponent has extensively promoted its goods and services and particularly those of its IQ set top box, including through free to air television commercials, print, radio and outdoor advertisements and free media.  The Opponent’s IQ set top box has been the subject of extensive media commentary since its launch.  The Opponent has launched various updated versions of its IQ products under the names IQ2 and IQ3.

    ·     The Applicant uses the Trade Mark in relation to its online video platform in China.  This platform is very similar in function, purpose and nature to the services offered by the Opponent under the IQ Mark.

    11.     The Exhibits to Stewart 1 display various marketing material as well as confidential exhibits showing totals for marketing spend and residential subscribers.  Without going into detail, I consider that marketing spend on material featuring the IQ Mark or the Opponent’s Trade Marks to be extensive and reaches a large portion of the Australian public (not least the Opponent’s 7 million viewers) would likely have had exposure to at least one of the Opponent’s Trade Marks or the IQ Mark.   

    12.     The relevant claims/statements in Stewart 2 can be summarised as follows:

    ·     The Declarant notes that the Trade Mark, when not displayed in logo form, is iQiyi, with ‘yi’ meaning ‘art’ in Chinese.  As such the Trade Mark could be viewed as iQi Art.  This is consistent with the way the Opponent displays the IQ mark, as ‘iQ’.

    ·     Regardless of whether the Trade Mark has been promoted to people of Chinese background in Australia, there is a likelihood of confusion.  The Declarant notes the danger of confusion arising from Google searches.

    The Applicant

    13.     The Applicant is a Chinese company that operates an on-demand service to deliver television and related entertainment, through its website at and through a software app.

    14.     The Xu, Gu and Li declarations are in similar format, with in many cases identical wording.  Each of the Declarants, who appear to be Australian residents of Chinese background, give evidence that they are familiar with the Trade Mark and the Applicant, and that the entertainment products offered by the Applicant are mostly in Chinese and the service is marketed at the Chinese community.  They each give evidence that the correct pronunciation of the Trade Mark is ‘ai-qi-yi’ or (phonetically) ‘eye-chee-yee’.

    15.     The Wang Declaration states that the Applicant was founded in 2010 and is now the biggest online video content provider in China and that the Trade Mark is extremely well-known in China.  The Applicant’s Goods and Services are generally marketed to the Chinese community and there is presently little English content offered through the product.  Given its status as the biggest online video content provider in China, the Applicant’s subscriber numbers, revenue and advertising in China are unsurprisingly substantial, and its subscriber base in Australia is not insignificant.

    16.     The Maystrenko Declaration provides evidence of the use of the Trade Mark, both by the Applicant and third parties to refer to the Applicant.  The Declarant notes that the letters ‘IQIYI’ are a loose translation of the Applicant’s Chinese character mark, which is registered as a trade mark in Australia (TM No. 1852194).

    Grounds of Opposition, Onus and Standard of Proof

  4. As indicated above in the SGP, the Opponent nominated grounds of opposition under ss 42(b), 44 and 60 of the Act. To successfully oppose the application the Opponent needs to establish one of the nominated grounds. As will become apparent, the Opponent has successfully established the ground of opposition pursuant to s 60. Consequently, it is unnecessary that I consider the remaining grounds of opposition. Of course, should the decision be appealed, it would remain open to the Opponent to plead any ground available to it under the Act in proceedings before the Court.

    18.     The onus of proof in an opposition rests upon the Opponent.[1]  The relevant standard of proof is the ordinary civil standard based on the balance of probabilities.[2]  The date at which the rights of the parties are to be determined is 15 June 2017 (‘relevant date’), being the priority date of the application in Australia.[3]

    Discussion

    Section 60

    [1] Food Channel Network Pty Ltd v Television Food Network GP [2010] FCAFC 58, [32].

    [2] Following Pfizer Products Inc v Karam (2006) 70 IPR 599, [6]-[26], and Telstra Corporation Limited v Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd [2015] FCAFC 156, [133].

    [3] Southern Cross Refrigerating Co v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd (1954) 91 CLR 592, 595, see also s 29(1) Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth).

  5. Section 60 of the Act is reproduced below:

    Section 60 - Trade mark similar to trade mark that has acquired a reputation in Australia

    The registration of a trade mark in respect of particular goods or services may be opposed on the ground that:

    (a)another trade mark had, before the priority date for the registration of the first‑mentioned trade mark in respect of those goods or services, acquired a reputation in Australia; and

    (b)because of the reputation of that other trade mark, the use of the first‑mentioned trade mark would be likely to deceive or cause confusion.

  6. To establish a ground of opposition under s 60 an opponent must demonstrate that as at the relevant date there was another trade mark which had acquired a reputation in Australia amongst a significant or substantial number of persons in the relevant market such that use of the trade mark would be likely to deceive or cause confusion.[4]

    [4] The present paragraph and the following paragraphs summarizing the requirements under s 60 of the Act are paraphrased from the decision of the Registrar’s Delegate in Australian Boutique Markets Pty Ltd v Rachael Zelensky and Jeffrey Zelensky [2013] ATMO 97.

  7. In McCormick & Co Inc v McCormick, Kenny J considered what is intended by the word ‘reputation’ as used in s 60. Her Honour consulted the Macquarie Dictionary and on the basis of the definition provided concluded that it was ‘the recognition of the [trade mark] by the public generally’.[5]  Her Honour quoted with approval the following words of Lockhart J in Re ConAgra Inc v McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd:

    [R]eputation within the jurisdiction may be proved by a variety of means including advertisements on television or radio, or in magazines and newspapers within the forum. It may be established by showing constant travel of people between other countries and the forum and that people within the forum, (whether residents there or persons simply visiting there from other countries) are exposed to the goods of the overseas owner …[6]

    [5] [2000] FCA 1335, [81].

    [6] (1992) 33 FCR 302, 343.

  8. On the subject of reputation Kenny J also referred to the Hugo Boss decision, where the Registrar’s delegate observed:

    [I]t is true that the assessment of the reputation of a trade mark goes far beyond mere examination of sales or turnover of goods sold under that trade mark and contemplation of the advertising and promotional figures.

    As regards a trade mark, its reputation derives both from the quantum of sales under that mark and also its esteem, or image, projected by that trade mark. The quantum of sales, advertising and promotion contributes to the ‘recognition’ component of the trade mark’s reputation. The credit, image and values projected by a trade mark attaches to the ‘esteem’ component of the reputation as do the public events and other trader’s marks with which [the] owner of the trade marks in question chooses to associate the trade marks via sponsorships, cross-promotions, ‘contra deals’ and so forth.

    It follows that a trade mark used in relation to goods with comparatively low sales may have a high and strong reputation by virtue of the high credit or esteem in which it is held, or, conversely, that a trade mark which has very high sales may have a strong reputation notwithstanding the lack of esteem that attaches to it. The particular popular images, or sets of values, that attach to the trade mark are also, therefore, important parts of the reputation of the trade mark and may be as strong an associative force in the minds of the public as the association of the trade marks with the goods or services themselves.[7]

    [7] Hugo Boss AG v Jackson International Trading Co Kurt D Bruhl Gesellschaft MbH & Co KG (1999) 47 IPR 423, 426.

  9. As stated above, in assessing reputation under s 60, what constitutes a significant or substantial number of persons in the relevant market must be considered. The case of Le Cordon Bleu BV v Cordon Bleu International Ltee[8] was decided under s 28(a) of the (now repealed) Trade Marks Act 1955.  That provision did not refer to ‘reputation’ at all, only that use of the impugned trade mark would be ‘likely to deceive or cause confusion’.  Nevertheless the words of Heerey J provide some guidance:

    What is ‘significant’ or ‘substantial’ will depend on the nature of the goods or services in question. For some highly specialised products, awareness among a few thousand persons, or even less, might be sufficient … We are here concerned with foodstuffs sold in supermarkets, delicatessens, milk bars and other retail outlets. The relevant market is virtually the entire Australian population from early teenage years onwards.[9]

    [8] (2000) 50 IPR 1.

    [9] Ibid 20. Heerey J’s decision was overturned on appeal to the Full Federal Court, although not on the point quoted. Indeed the court specifically noted that his approach contained no error; see Renaud Cointreau v Cordon Bleu International Ltee [2001] FCA 1170, [75].

  10. Furthermore, in practice, once the requisite reputation is demonstrated, the likelihood of deception or confusion increases the more closely the trade marks resemble each other.[10]

    [10] Qantas Airways Limited v Edwards [2016] FCA 729 at [142].

  11. The Opponent has particularised the ground of opposition in the SGP in the manner set out below: 

    The Opponent is Australia’s largest provider of pay television services and associated hardware, with more than 2.8 million subscribers.  As part of its business, the Opponent has been providing a range of set top boxes, personal digital records, hard drives, television accessories, such as remote controls, and associated software under the word mark IQ since 2005.  Foxtel also uses its IQ word mark (in various forms) in relation to a variety of associated services, such as telecommunications services, an electronic programme guide, and internet connectivity so that subscribers can remotely access and control viewing content.

    In line with its use of, and reputation in, the IQ word mark in Australia the Opponent is the registered owner of a number of Australian trade mark registrations that consist of, or feature the letter combination, ‘IQ’ (see above under the section 44 ground of opposition for details of the relevant registrations).

    As a result of the Opponent’s longstanding and widespread use of its IQ trad marks in Australia since 2005 for television related goods and associated services, the Opponent had, at the priority date of the Trade Mark, such a reputation in the word mark IQ (and the various IQ trade marks) for set top boxes, personal digital recorders, hard drives, television accessories, software, telecommunications services, electronic programme guides and internet connectivity services that use of the Applicant’s Trade Mark is likely to deceive or cause confusion.

  12. I am satisfied on the evidence before me that the IQ Mark had, before the relevant date, acquired a significant reputation in Australia for television related goods and associated services, sufficient for the requirements under s 60(a) of the Act. The Opponent has used the IQ Mark in various formats since 2005 to refer to a key aspect of its pay television service, being the set-top box and related services. One would expect the vast majority of the Opponent’s viewing base of 7 million people to have an awareness of the IQ Mark. Furthermore as a result of the extensive use, advertising and media discussion of the IQ Mark that has occurred over the 12 years between the launch of the IQ product and the relevant date, a not insignificant proportion of Australians who do not subscribe to the Opponent’s services would be aware of the IQ Mark and its use by the Opponent for television related goods and associated services.

  1. I note the submissions made by the Applicant that much of the Opponent’s evidence of use of the IQ Mark is in conjunction with the mark FOXTEL.  The question of whether the use of two distinct elements on packaging or marketing material is use of two trade marks, one trade mark or a trade mark and something else can be a difficult question to resolve and it depends on an evaluation of the context of the use of the respective elements.  I find that the manner of use of the IQ Mark and the mark FOXTEL amounts to the use of two distinctive trade marks, similar to INTEL PENTIUM.  I disagree with the Applicant’s Submissions that the term ‘IQ’ is descriptive; while it is short for ‘intelligence quotient’ I fail to see how this is in any way descriptive of the Opponent’s Goods and Services.  Rather the IQ Mark is used by the Opponent as a separate trade mark to FOXTEL to refer to the particular set-top box and related services offered by the Opponent and hence has a separate (and considerable) reputation to that of the FOXTEL mark.

  2. It is not sufficient that the Opponent merely establishes that its trade marks have a reputation; the Registrar must also be satisfied that because of that reputation the use of the Trade Mark would be likely to deceive or cause confusion. Discussions and decisions on the subjects of deception and confusion are legion and a good number provide relevant comments in relation to a consideration of deception and confusion for the purposes of s 60. In a case concerning infringement and passing off, Australian Woollen Mills Limited v F S Walton and Company Limited, Dixon and McTiernan JJ said the following:

    An attempt should be made to estimate the effect or impression produced on the mind of potential customers by the mark or device for which the protection of an injunction is sought. … The usual manner in which ordinary people behave must be the test of what confusion or deception may be expected.  Potential buyers of goods are not to be credited with any high perception or habitual caution.  On the other hand, exceptional carelessness or stupidity may be disregarded.  The course of business and the way in which the particular class of goods are sold gives, it may be said, the setting, and the habits and observations of men considered in the mass affords the standard.[11]

    [11] (1937) 58 CLR 641, 658.

  3. In Registrar of Trade Marks v Woolworths Ltd French J highlighted the following further matters concerning confusion:

    A trade mark is likely to cause confusion if the result of its use will be that a number of persons are caused to wonder whether it might not be the case that the two products or closely related products and services come from the same source. It is enough if the ordinary person entertains a reasonable doubt. It may be interpolated that this is another way of expressing the proposition that the trade mark is likely to cause confusion if there is a real likelihood that some people will wonder or be left in doubt about whether the two sets of products or the products and services in question come from the same source.

    In considering whether there is a likelihood of deception or confusion all surrounding circumstances have to be taken into consideration. These include the circumstances in which the marks will be used, the circumstances in which the goods or services will be bought and sold and the character of the probable acquirers of the goods and services.[12]

    [12] (1999) 45 IPR 411, 428. These considerations by French J are based on principles set out by Kitto J in Southern Cross Refrigerating Co v Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd (1954) 91 CLR 592, 594-5.

  4. In Pottle Productions Inc v Rute Ithalat Ve Ihracat Anonim Sirketi the delegate observed that:

    The assessment of the likelihood of deception or confusion under section 60 is informed by the strength of the reputation of the Opponent’s trade mark(s), the inherent distinctiveness thereof, the degree of similarity between the trade marks under consideration and the nexus or connection between the goods and/or services of the parties. Each of these is a variable and it is possible that a trade mark’s reputation might be sufficiently strong and the degree of similarity to an opposed trade mark be so great (particularly where the trade marks are inherently distinctive) that confusion or deception will be a likelihood where very little, if any, nexus or connection exists between the goods and/or services under consideration.[13]

    [13] [2012] ATMO 124 at [40].

  5. While it is not necessary to show that the marks are deceptively similar for the purposes of an opposition under s 60, as stated in Qantas Airways Limited v Edwards, ‘the degree of similarity between the allegedly conflicting marks will be a relevant consideration to be taken into account when considering the likelihood of confusion resulting from use of the opposed mark.’[14]

    [14] [2016] FCA 729 at [142].

  6. In the present case, I note that a significant proportion of the Applicant’s Goods and Services are identical to the goods and services for which the IQ Mark has a reputation in. This would include goods and services such as ‘satellite TV signal convertors, video on demand transmission, provide television program via video on demand, not downloadable’. I note the Applicant’s evidence and submissions that the Applicant’s Goods and Services are primarily targeted at the Chinese community in Australia but I find this unpersuasive. Firstly it is the notational use of a trade mark that is relevant under s 60 and as such the fact that the Applicant presently targets a section of the community is of no relevance. Secondly there is no evidence before me to suggest that the reputation of the IQ Mark in Australia is any less significant in the Chinese community in Australia than in any other community and as such if the marks are sufficiently similar (discussed below) one would expect confusion to arise in that market. Finally I note that, in general, neither the Applicant’s Goods or Services, nor the services for which the IQ Mark has a reputation, are services targeted at a specialised market. While they no doubt are purchased with some care by the respective customers, this is not a case where the risk of confusion is lessened because the purchaser is an individual with specialised experience and training (as would be the case, for example, with Pharmacist only medicines or certain types of specialist industrial products).

  7. When considering the similarities between the marks, I am of the view that  the Trade Mark is likely to be viewed as either the letters ‘QIY’ surrounded by a box or as the letters ‘iQIY’ surrounded by a box (the ‘l’ in the frame being significantly less noticeable than the ‘i’ element.  I consider both the options above to be equally possible, with some viewers of the Trade Mark seeing it as ‘QIY’ while other viewers seeing it as ‘iQIY’.  The latter option is obviously significantly more likely to result in a consumer being confused by the similarities between the respective marks.

  8. A relevant surrounding factor is the manner in which the Opponent has used the IQ Mark since 2005.  The Opponent has predominantly used the IQ mark with a lower case ‘i’ and an upper case ‘Q’.  The Opponent has used the IQ Mark in various formats, including with some stylisation or additional devices, and with various suffixes to the IQ Mark, including ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘HD’ and ‘2Go’.  As a result of this use, there is a likelihood that the many consumers familiar with the IQ Mark in Australia may view the Trade Mark used for essentially identical goods and services as the goods and services for which the IQ Mark has a reputation and read it as ‘iQIY’ and by reason of the use of the “iQ” element be caused to wonder if the Trade Mark denotes goods and services offered by the Opponent.  This would be the case notwithstanding the significant differences in pronunciation between the respective marks; I note that the correct pronunciation of the Trade Mark may not be obvious to non-Chinese speakers (or indeed Chinese speakers, given the lack of spaces separating the i-Qi-yi elements), and the consumer may be exposed to the Trade Mark in circumstances (for example online advertising, google searches or the download of an app) where the pronunciation is not relevant.

    35. I find that because of the reputation acquired by the IQ Mark, the use of the Trade Mark in connection with the Applicant’s Goods and Services would be likely to deceive or cause confusion. I find that the Opponent has established the ground of opposition pursuant to s 60 of the Act.

    Decision

  9. I have found the Opponent has established the ground of opposition pursuant to s 60 of the Act. As the Delegate of the Registrar I accordingly refuse to register the Trade Mark. I direct that the refusal be recorded one month from the date of this decision. If the Registrar is served with a notice of appeal before that time, I direct that the refusal shall not occur until the appeal has been withdrawn or discontinued. Otherwise the disposition of this application should be in accordance with the Court’s orders or directions.

    Costs

  10. The Opponent has sought an award of costs in its favour. I see no reason to depart from the general rule that costs follow the event. I accordingly award costs against the Applicant under section 221 of the Act in the relevant amounts under Schedule 8 of the Trade Mark Regulations 1995.

    Nicholas Smith
    Hearing Officer
    Delegate of the Registrar of Trade Marks
    1 April 2020 

    Annex A – Opponent’s Trade Marks

Number

Trade Mark

Priority Date

Goods or Services

1041364

10 Feb 2005

Class 9: Electronic and electrical equipment and apparatus including wireless telecommunications equipment for use with television set top units and receivers; apparatus capable of establishing a connection between telephone lines and television equipment; wireless apparatus, parts and accessories in this class associated therewith; personal digital recorders; personal video recorders; hard drives; apparatus and instruments for downloading, caching; encrypting; imprinting, recording, transmission and reproduction of audio and visual images; magnetic data carriers; pre-recorded video cassettes, tapes and discs; pre-recorded audio cassettes, tapes and discs; CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs; computer software programs, smart cards, phonecards and stored value cards; television apparatus and equipment; photographic film; computer and video games; electrical and electronic equipment (in this class) including televisions, video cassette recorders, hi-fi equipment, other equipment and apparatus for playing (or recording onto) video or audio cassettes, tapes or discs, and parts, fittings and accessories (in this class) for the aforesaid goods; decorative magnets; television and telecommunications receiving equipment, video and audio products and apparatus including set top units, adaptors, couplings, cables, parts and accessories; equipment for receiving digital television programme signals and interactive broadcasting services

Class 16: Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials; printed matter; bookbinding material; printed publications; books; magazines; newsletters; brochures; booklets; pamphlets; manuals; journals; leaflets; greeting cards; advertising and promotional material; publications relating to technology, digital technology and gadgets; catalogues relating to television apparatus and instruments; television books; television instruction manuals; television magazines; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging; printers' type; printing blocks; stationery, writing paper and envelopes; magazines; posters; desk calendars, wall calendars; greeting cards; colouring books; wrapping paper; gift tags made of paper; mounted and unmounted photographs; books and publications; pre-paid telephone calling cards (not magnetically encoded); postcards; pencils and pens; notebooks; loose-leaf binders; stickers; flags in this class; decalcomanias; coasters; stickers; trading cards

Class 38: Telecommunication and interactive telecommunications services; broadcasting and reception of television programmes, radio, cable television, computer programmes and signals (digital and/or analogue) by means of cable, satellite and/or multipoint distribution systems and/or networks (including the Internet); providing telecommunications links to the Internet; webcasting and datacasting; interactive broadcasting services; interactive audio services

Class 41: Entertainment, news and current affairs services in the nature of production and distribution of motion picture films, television programs, pre-recorded audio and video tapes, pre-recorded audio and video cassettes, cassettes and discs, pre-recorded audio and video discs, and pre-recorded CD-ROMs; providing on-line information in the field of entertainment transmitted through a Web site via interconnected computer networks linked by common protocols; provision of information concerning entertainment, news and current affairs, including such services provided via a global communication network (including the Internet and/or a interactive broadband delivery system)

Class 42: Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software; legal services; creation, design and development of data and word processing and general purpose computers and networking and communications equipments; creation, design and development of computer software; creation, design and development of computer networking and cluster configurations; conversion of data stored on one media to another; distributorship and leasing of computers and networking and communications equipments and computer programs; writing, installation, maintenance and repair of computer software computer and digital imaging services; post production services in relation to film, television, advertisements and other audio visual materials including computer programming, computer-driven manipulation of sound and images and digital image processing services; computer services, including, database and applications development, network and Internet server management and online management and support; providing on-line computer services and access thereto; leasing access time to, providing, and managing computer databases, computer bulletin boards, computer networks, computerized research and reference materials, interactive computer communications networks, computer software, and computer games; computer consultation, research, programming, and software design services; providing data network services; computer rental services; providing music, video, data and information in various fields by means of wired or wireless broadcast or electronic transmission; providing interactive access to music, video, data and information in various fields by means of wired or wireless broadcast or electronic transmission; providing access to a digital path; providing access to and leasing access time to computer databases and networks; digital services; computer programming and software services; computer network services; computer research and development services; compilation, storage, analysis and retrieval of data and information; computer help-line services; technical support services relating to computer hardware, computer software, computer networks

1146156

iQcast

10 Nov 2006

Class 9: Electronic and electrical equipment and apparatus including wireless telecommunications equipment for use with television set top units and receivers; apparatus capable of establishing a connection between telephone lines and television equipment; wireless apparatus, parts and accessories in this class associated therewith; personal digital recorders; personal video recorders; hard drives; apparatus and instruments for downloading, caching; encrypting; imprinting, recording, transmission and reproduction of audio and visual images; magnetic data carriers; pre- recorded video cassettes, tapes and discs; pre-recorded audio cassettes, tapes and discs; CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs; computer software programs, smart cards, phonecards and stored value cards; television apparatus and equipment; photographic film; computer and video games; electrical and electronic equipment (in this class) including televisions, video cassette recorders, hi-fi equipment, other equipment and apparatus for playing (or recording onto) video or audio cassettes, tapes or discs, and parts, fittings and accessories (in this class) for the aforesaid goods; decorative magnets; television and telecommunications receiving equipment, video and audio products and apparatus including set top units, adaptors, couplings, cables, parts and accessories; equipment for receiving digital television programme signals and interactive broadcasting services

Class 16: Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials; printed matter; bookbinding material; printed publications; books; magazines; newsletters; brochures; booklets; pamphlets; manuals; journals; leaflets; greeting cards; advertising and promotional material; publications relating to technology, digital technology and gadgets; catalogues relating to television apparatus and instruments; television books; television instruction manuals; television magazines; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging; printers' type; printing blocks; stationery, writing paper and envelopes; magazines; posters; desk calendars, wall calendars; greeting cards; colouring books; wrapping paper; gift tags made of paper; mounted and unmounted photographs; books and publications; pre-paid telephone calling cards (not magnetically encoded); postcards; pencils and pens; notebooks; loose-leaf binders; stickers; flags in this class; decalcomanias; coasters; stickers; trading cards

Class 35: Compilation, storage, analysis and retrieval of data and information; distributorship being wholesale or retail sale of computers and networking and communications equipment and computer programs

Class 38: Telecommunication, mobile and fixed telecommunication and telephone, satellite telecommunication, cellular telecommunication, radio and cellular telephone, radio facsimile, radio paging and radio communication services; information services related to telecommunications; transmission of information on a wide range of topics, including on-line transmission; broadcasting and reception of television programmes, cable television, computer programs and signals by means of cable, satellite, mobile telephony and digital video broadband (DVB-H) spectrum and/or multipoint distribution systems and/or networks (including the Internet); providing telecommunications links to the Internet; interactive broadcasting services; transmission and receiving by radio; hire and rental of telecommunications, radio, radio telephone and facsimile apparatus; communication of data by radio, telecommunications and by satellite; automatic telephone answering services; telecommunication of information (including web pages), computer programmes and any other data; electronic mail services; provision of customised display screens on telecommunications apparatus; provision of directory services; provision of wireless application protocol services including those utilising a secure communications channel; provision of information relating to or identifying telephone and telecommunications apparatus and instruments; data interchange services; transfer of data by telecommunications; broadcast or transmission of radio or television programmes; video text, teletext and viewdata services; messaging services, namely, sending, receiving and forwarding messages in the form of text, audio, graphic images or video or a combination of these formats; unified messaging services; voicemail services; providing data network services; video conferencing services; video telephone services; providing telecommunications connections to the Internet or databases; providing access to digital music websites on the Internet; providing access to MP3 websites on the Internet; delivery of digital music by telecommunications; computer aided transmission of messages, data and images; computer communication services; news agency services; transmission of news and current affairs information; provision of information relating to the aforementioned services; providing and rental of access time to computer databases, computer bulletin boards, computer networks, interactive computer communications networks; wired or wireless broadcast or electronic transmission of music, video, data and information in various fields; providing interactive access to music, video, data and information in various fields by means of wired or wireless broadcast or electronic transmission; network and internet server wireless or electronic transmission; providing access to a digital path via a wired or wireless or broadcast or electronic telecommunications transmission network

Class 41: Entertainment, news and current affairs services in the nature of production and distribution of motion picture films, television programs, pre- recorded audio and video tapes, pre-recorded audio and video cassettes, cassettes and discs, pre-recorded audio and video discs, and pre- recorded CD-ROMs; providing on-line information in the field of entertainment transmitted through a web site via interconnected computer networks linked by common protocols; provision of information concerning entertainment, news and current affairs, including such services provided via a global communication network (including the Internet and/or a interactive broadband delivery system); digital imaging services; post production services in relation to film, television, advertisements and other audio visual materials including digital image processing services; providing, being publishing, computerised research and reference materials

Class 42: Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software; legal services; creation, design and development of data and word processing and general purpose computers and networking and communications equipment; creation, design and development of computer software; creation, design and development of computer networking and cluster configurations; conversion of data stored on one media to another; writing, installation, maintenance and repair of computer software computer services; computer programming and computer driven manipulation of sound and images in relation to post production services for film, television, advertisements and other audio visual materials; computer services, including, database and applications development, network and Internet server management and online management and support; providing on-line computer services and access thereto; leasing access time to, providing, being creating, and managing, being maintaining the design of, computer databases, computer bulletin boards, computer networks, interactive computer communications networks, computer software, and computer games; computer consultation, research, programming, and software design services; providing data network services; computer rental services; providing access to and leasing access time to computer databases and networks; digital services; computer programming and software services; computer network services; computer research and development services; computer help-line services; technical support services relating to computer hardware, computer software, computer networks

1242128

22 May 2008

Class 9: Electronic and electrical equipment and apparatus; telecommunications equipment and wireless telecommunications equipment for use with television set top units and receivers; apparatus capable of establishing a connection between telephone lines and television equipment; wireless apparatus, parts and accessories in this class associated therewith; telephones, mobile telephones and cases therefor; mobile, handheld devices for the wireless receipt, storage and/or transmission of data, messages and cases therefor; personal digital assistants and cases therefor; personal digital recorders and cases therefor; MP3 players and cases therefor; hard drives; apparatus and instruments for downloading, caching, encrypting, imprinting, recording, transmission and reproduction of audio and visual images; magnetic data carriers; pre-recorded media including video cassettes, tapes and discs; pre-recorded audio cassettes, tapes and discs; CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs; computer software programs, smart cards, phonecards and stored value cards; television apparatus and equipment; photographic film; computer and video games; electrical and electronic equipment (in this class) including televisions, video cassette recorders, HI-FI equipment, other equipment and apparatus for playing (or recording onto) video or audio cassettes, tapes or discs, and parts, fittings and accessories (in this class) for the aforesaid goods; decorative magnets; television and telecommunications receiving equipment, video and audio products and apparatus including set top units, adaptors, couplings, cables, parts and accessories; equipment for receiving digital television programme signals and interactive broadcasting services

Class 16: Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials; printed matter; bookbinding material; printed publications; books; magazines; newsletters; brochures; booklets; pamphlets; manuals; journals; leaflets; greeting cards; advertising and promotional material; publications relating to technology, digital technology and gadgets; catalogues relating to television apparatus and instruments; television books; television instruction manuals; television magazines; photographs; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging; printers' type; printing blocks; stationery, including pencils and pens, writing paper and envelopes; magazines; posters; desk calendars, wall calendars; greeting cards; colouring books; wrapping paper; gift tags made of paper; mounted and unmounted photographs; books and publications; pre-paid telephone calling cards (not magnetically encoded); postcards; notebooks; loose-leaf binders; stickers; flags in this class; decalcomanias; coasters; trading cards

Class 38: Telecommunication and interactive telecommunications services; broadcasting and reception of television programmes, radio, cable television, music, computer programmes and signals (digital and/or analogue) by means of cable, satellite and/or multipoint distribution systems and/or networks (including the Internet); providing telecommunications links to the Internet; webcasting and datacasting; interactive broadcasting services; interactive audio services; providing music, video, data and information in various fields by means of wired or wireless broadcast or electronic transmission; providing interactive access to music, video, data and information in various fields by means of wired or wireless broadcast or electronic transmission; providing access time to computer global networks; providing access to a digital path via wired or wireless or broadcast or electronic telecommunications transmission network; providing access to on-line computer services

Class 41: Entertainment, news and current affairs services in the nature of production and distribution of motion picture films, television programs, pre-recorded media including audio and video tapes, pre-recorded audio and video cassettes, cassettes and discs, pre-recorded audio and video discs, and pre-recorded CD-ROMs; providing on-line information in the field of entertainment transmitted through a web site via interconnected computer networks linked by common protocols; provision of information concerning entertainment, news and current affairs, including such services provided via a global communication network (including the Internet and/or a interactive broadband delivery system); computer and digital imaging services; digital image processing services; post production services in relation to film, television, advertisements and other audio visual materials including digital image processing services

Class 42: Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software; creation, design and development of data and word processing and general purpose computers and networking and communications equipments; creation, design and development of computer software; creation, design and development of computer networking and cluster configurations; conversion of data stored on one media to another; leasing of computers and networking and communications equipments and computer programs; writing, installation, maintenance and repair of computer software; computer programming, computer-driven manipulation of sound and images; computer services, including, database and applications development, network and Internet server management and online management and support; creating and updating the design of and programming computer databases, computer bulletin boards, computer software and computer games; creating the design of and maintaining the design of, computer networks; computer consultation, research, programming, and software design services; providing data network services; computer rental services; computer programming and software services; computer network services; computer research and development services; computer help-line services; technical support services relating to computer hardware, computer software, computer networks; computer programming and computer driven manipulation of sound and images in relation to post production services for film, television, advertisements and other audio visual materials

1318757

iQ2Go

3 Sep 2009

Class 9: Electronic and electrical equipment and apparatus; telecommunications equipment and wireless telecommunications equipment for use with television set top units and receivers; apparatus capable of establishing a connection between telephone lines and television equipment; wireless apparatus, parts and accessories in this class associated therewith; telephones, mobile telephones and cases therefor; mobile, handheld devices for the wireless receipt, storage and/or transmission of data, messages and cases therefor; personal digital assistants and cases therefor; personal digital recorders and cases therefor; MP3 players and cases therefor; hard drives; apparatus and instruments for downloading, caching, encrypting, imprinting, recording, transmission and reproduction of audio and visual images; magnetic data carriers; pre-recorded media including video cassettes, tapes and discs; pre-recorded audio cassettes, tapes and discs; CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs; computer software programs, smart cards, phonecards and stored value cards; television apparatus and equipment; photographic film; computer and video games; electrical and electronic equipment (in this class) including televisions, video cassette recorders, hi-fi equipment, other equipment and apparatus for playing (or recording onto) video or audio cassettes, tapes or discs, and parts, fittings and accessories (in this class) for the aforesaid goods; decorative magnets; television and telecommunications receiving equipment, video and audio products and apparatus including set top units, adaptors, couplings, cables, parts and accessories; equipment for receiving digital television programme signals and interactive broadcasting services

Class 38: Telecommunication and interactive telecommunications services; broadcasting and reception of television programmes, radio, cable television, music, computer programmes and signals (digital and/or analogue) by means of cable, satellite and/or multipoint distribution systems and/or networks (including the Internet); providing telecommunications links to the Internet; webcasting and datacasting; interactive broadcasting services; interactive audio services; providing music, video, data and information in various fields by means of wired or wireless broadcast or electronic transmission; providing interactive access to music, video, data and information in various fields by means of wired or wireless broadcast or electronic transmission; leasing access time to computer global networks; providing access to a digital path via wired or wireless or broadcast or electronic telecommunications transmission network; providing on-line computer services and access thereto

Class 41: Entertainment, news and current affairs services in the nature of production and distribution of motion picture films, television programs, pre-recorded media including audio and video tapes, pre-recorded audio and video cassettes, cassettes and discs, pre-recorded audio and video discs, and pre-recorded CD-ROMs; providing on-line information in the field of entertainment transmitted through a web site via interconnected computer networks linked by common protocols; provision of information concerning entertainment, news and current affairs, including such services provided via a global communication network (including the Internet and/or a interactive broadband delivery system); computer and digital imaging services; digital image processing services; post production services in relation to film, television, advertisements and other audio visual materials including digital image processing services

Class 42: Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software; creation, design and development of data and word processing and general purpose computers and networking and communications equipments; creation, design and development of computer software; creation, design and development of computer networking and cluster configurations; conversion of data stored on one media to another; leasing of computers and networking and communications equipments and computer programs; writing, installation, maintenance and repair of computer software; computer programming, computer-driven manipulation of sound and images; computer services, including, database and applications development, network and Internet server management and online management and support; creating and updating the design of and programming computer databases, computer bulletin boards, computer software and computer games; creating the design of, and maintaining the design of, computer networks; computer consultation, research, programming, and software design services; providing data network services; computer rental services; computer programming and software services; computer network services; computer research and development services; computer help-line services; technical support services relating to computer hardware, computer software, computer networks; computer programming and computer driven manipulation of sound and images in relation to post production services for film, television, advertisements and other audio visual materials

1426495

23 May 2011

Class 9: Electronic and electrical equipment and apparatus; telecommunications equipment and wireless telecommunications equipment for use with television set top units and receivers; apparatus capable of establishing a connection between telephone lines and television equipment; wireless apparatus, parts and accessories in this class associated therewith; telephones, mobile telephones and cases therefor; mobile, handheld devices for the wireless receipt, storage and/or transmission of data, messages and cases therefor; personal digital assistants and cases therefor; personal digital recorders and cases therefor; MP3 players and cases therefor; personal video recorders; hard drives; apparatus and instruments for downloading, caching, encrypting, imprinting, recording, transmission and reproduction of audio and visual images; magnetic data carriers; pre-recorded media including video cassettes, tapes and discs; pre-recorded audio cassettes, tapes and discs; CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs; computer software programs, smart cards, phonecards and stored value cards; television apparatus and equipment including, digital television apparatus and equipment, digital video and image recorders and television sets; photographic film; computer and video games; electrical, electronic and digital equipment (in this class) including televisions, video cassette recorders, HI-FI equipment, other equipment and apparatus for playing (or recording onto) video or audio cassettes, tapes or discs or other media, and parts, fittings and accessories (in this class) for the aforesaid goods; decorative magnets; television and telecommunications receiving equipment, video and audio products and apparatus including set top units, adaptors, couplings, cables, parts and accessories; equipment for receiving digital television programme signals and interactive broadcasting services; electronic program guides (for television); downloadable software applications for mobile phones and mobile devices; computer software applications for mobile phones and mobile devices

Class 16: Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials; printed matter; bookbinding material; printed publications; books; magazines; newsletters; brochures; booklets; pamphlets; manuals; journals; leaflets; greeting cards; advertising and promotional material; publications relating to technology, digital technology and gadgets; catalogues relating to television apparatus and instruments; television books; television instruction manuals; television magazines; photographs; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging; printers' type; printing blocks; stationery, including pencils and pens, writing paper and envelopes; magazines; posters; desk calendars, wall calendars; greeting cards; colouring books; wrapping paper; gift tags made of paper; mounted and unmounted photographs; books and publications; pre-paid telephone calling cards (not magnetically encoded); postcards; notebooks; loose-leaf binders; stickers; flags in this class; decalcomanias; coasters; trading cards

Class 38: Telecommunication and interactive telecommunications services; broadcasting and reception of television programmes, radio, cable television, music, computer programmes and signals (digital and/or analogue) by means of cable, satellite and/or multipoint distribution systems and/or networks (including the Internet); providing telecommunications links to the Internet; webcasting and datacasting; interactive broadcasting services; interactive audio services; providing music, video, data and information about television programs and television viewing schedules, and information in various other fields by means of wired or wireless broadcast, digital broadcast or electronic transmission; providing interactive access to music, video, data and information about television programs and television viewing schedules, and information in various other fields by means of wired or wireless broadcast, digital broadcast or electronic transmission; providing access time to computer global networks; providing access to a digital path via wired or wireless or broadcast or electronic telecommunications transmission network; providing access to online computer services; interactive services for facilitating the recording of television programs; telecommunications access services for mobile devices via wireless networks for sending and receiving information about television programs and television viewing schedules; electronic or digital transmission of computer software applications via communications networks; rental of signal decoders and/or satellite television equipment

Class 41: Entertainment, news and current affairs services; production and distribution of motion picture films, television programs, pre-recorded media including audio and video tapes, pre-recorded audio and video cassettes, cassettes and discs, pre-recorded audio and video discs, and pre-recorded CD-ROMs; providing online information in the field of entertainment transmitted through a web site via interconnected computer networks linked by common protocols; provision of information concerning entertainment, news and current affairs, including such services provided via a global communication network (including the Internet and/or an interactive broadband delivery system); computer and digital imaging services; digital image processing services; post production services in relation to film, television, advertisements and other audio visual materials including digital image processing services; television viewing guide services; providing information about television programs and television viewing schedules, including such services provided online or via wireless communication networks

Class 42: Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software; creation, design and development of data and word processing and general purpose computers and networking and communications equipments; creation, design and development of computer software; creation, design and development of computer networking and cluster configurations; conversion of data stored on one media to another; hire and rental of computers and networking and communications equipments and computer programs; writing, installation, maintenance and repair of computer software; computer programming, computer-driven manipulation of sound and images; computer services, including, database and applications development, network and Internet server management and online management and support; creating and updating the design of and programming computer databases, computer bulletin boards, computer software and computer games; designing and maintaining computer networks; computer consultation, research, programming, and software design services; providing data network services; computer rental services; computer programming and software services; computer network services; computer research and development services; computer help-line services; technical support services relating to computer hardware, computer software, computer networks; computer programming and computer driven manipulation of sound and images in relation to post production services for film, television, advertisements and other audio visual materials

1563394

iQ3

18 Jun 2013

Class 9: Electronic and electrical equipment and apparatus; telecommunications equipment and wireless telecommunications equipment for use with television set top units and receivers; apparatus capable of establishing a connection between telephone lines and television equipment; wireless apparatus, parts and accessories in this class associated therewith; telephones, mobile telephones; Internet-connected devices, computer tablets and mobile, handheld devices for the wireless receipt, storage and/or transmission of data, television content; personal digital recorders; personal video recorders; hard drives; apparatus and instruments for downloading, caching, encrypting, imprinting, recording, transmission and reproduction of audio and visual images, television content; magnetic data carriers; pre-recorded media and downloadable recordings; downloadable audio-visual media content; cinematographic films; smart cards; television apparatus and equipment including, digital television apparatus and equipment, digital video and image recorders and television sets; computer and video games; equipment and apparatus for playing (or recording onto) discs or other media, and parts, fittings and accessories (in this class) for the aforesaid goods; video and audio products and apparatus including set top units, adaptors, couplings, cables, parts and accessories; equipment for receiving digital television programme signals and interactive broadcasting services; electronic program guides (for television); computer software; computer software for viewing, searching and/or playing audio-video images, and other multimedia content on Internet-connected devices, televisions, computers, tablet computers, mobile phones and mobile handheld devices; computer software applications and downloadable computer software applications; downloadable electronic publications

Class 16: Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials; printed matter including printed publications, books, magazines, newsletters, brochures, manuals and printed advertising and promotional materials; photographs; plastic materials for packaging; stationery, including pencils and pens, writing paper and envelopes; posters; desk calendars, wall calendars; stickers

Class 35: Advertising and promotional services; provision of advertising space; dissemination of advertising and publicity information and materials, including via global computer networks; interactive advertising; wholesale or retail sale of television equipment, Internet-connected devices, computers and networking and communications equipment and computer programs and recorded television content; online retail of downloadable motion pictures and downloadable television content

Class 38: Telecommunication and interactive telecommunications services; broadcasting, streaming, transmission and reception of motion picture films, television programs, radio, cable television, music, television content, images, messages, information, computer programmes and signals; webcasting and datacasting; interactive broadcasting services; providing music, video and television content, data and information by means of wired or wireless broadcast or electronic or digital transmission; providing interactive access to music, video, television content, data and information by means of wired or wireless broadcast, digital broadcast or electronic transmission; providing access to online computer services and databases; electronic transmission (uploading, posting or displaying) of data, information, pictures, images, audio and/or video via online forums; interactive services for facilitating the recording and viewing of television programs; telecommunications access services for Internet-connected devices including smart phones, Internet televisions and tablet computers, via wireless networks for sending and receiving information about television programs and television viewing schedules; rental of access time to global computer networks; electronic or digital transmission of computer software applications via communications networks; rental of signal decoders, communications equipment, cable, satellite or digital television equipment; computer bulletin boards

Class 41: Entertainment, news and current affairs services; television entertainment; pay television entertainment; production and distribution of motion picture films, television programs and television content, pre-recorded media and pre-recorded downloadable media; movie rental services; rental of television series and programmes; providing information, including online, about entertainment, television entertainment, news and current affairs; television viewing guide services; providing information, including on-line, about television programs and television viewing schedules; rental of audio-visual apparatus; rental of television equipment and television recording apparatus; rental of electrical apparatus for the reproduction, recording or storage of video signals; rental of entertainment apparatus

Class 42: Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; computer services, including, database and applications development, network and Internet server management and online management and support of the aforementioned services; design and development of computer hardware and software; design and development of data and word processing and general purpose computers and networking and communications equipment; design and development of computer networking and cluster configurations; designing, programming and maintaining computer databases and computer bulletin boards; designing and maintaining computer networks; computer consultation, research, development, programming, and software design services; computer help-line services; technical support services relating to computer hardware, computer software, computer networks; creating and maintaining websites; hosting computer websites; hosting a website which features advertising for goods and services; hosting of weblogs; on-line provision of web-based applications; provision of hyperlinks on a website; conversion of data stored on one media to another; providing data network services; computer network services; provision of information relating to information technology; hire and rental of computers, computer tablets and networking and communications equipments and of computer programs; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software; technical support services relating to all of the foregoing


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