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REGISTERED

on 17 May 2023

Last Applicant/ Owned by

WhatsApp LLC

1601 Willow RoadMenlo Park, CA 94025

Serial Number

1998498 filed on 28^th Nov 2019

Registration Number

TMA1179851 registered on 17^th May 2023

Registration expiry Date

17^th May 2033

Correspondent Address

SMART & BIGGAR LP

Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West40th FloorToronto

ONTARIO

M5H3Y2

B & Design

Trademark usage description

computer hardware; software for social networking; computer software development tools for social networking, instant messaging, file sharing, voice a Read More

Vienna Information

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Bubbles, frothy masses -- Note: Including speech bubbles.Bulles, masses mousseuses -- Note: Y compris les bulles de bandes dessinées.

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Letters presenting a special form of writingLettres présentant un graphisme spécial

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One letterUne lettre

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White, grey, silverBlanc, gris, argent

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GreenVert

Classification Information

Class [009]
Computer hardware; Software for social networking; computer software development tools for social networking, instant messaging, file sharing, voice and video conferencing, building social networking applications and for allowing retrieval, upload, access and management of data in the field of instant messaging, voice and video conferencing, file sharing, and social networking; Computer software for use as an application programming interface (API) for social networking, instant messaging, file sharing, voice and video conferencing, building social networking, applications and for allowing retrieval, upload, download, access and management of data in the field of social networking; Computer software for creating, managing, and interacting with an online community, namely, for social networking; Software for creating, editing, uploading, downloading, accessing, viewing, posting, displaying, tagging, blogging, streaming, linking, annotating, indicating sentiment about, commenting on, embedding, transmitting, and sharing and otherwise providing electronic media and information, namely, user-uploaded content in the form of text, graphics, images, and video and audiovisual content in the nature of graphics, photographic images, video messages and user-uploaded video clips, text messages via computer and communication networks; Software for modifying photographs, images and audio, video, and audio-visual content with photographic filters and augmented reality (AR) effects, namely, graphics, animations, text, drawings, geotags, metadata tags, hyperlinks; Software for the collection, managing, editing, organizing, modifying, transmission, sharing, and storage of data and information in the nature of emails, downloadable music, audio books, games, podcasts, video and text messages, movies, television programs, music videos and user uploaded video clips; Downloadable e-commerce computer software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via the internet and communication networks; Software for sending and receiving electronic messages, alerts, notifications and reminders; Search engine software; Software, namely, an interpretive interface for facilitating interaction between humans and machines, namely, mobile phones, smart phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), tablet computers, video game consoles, handheld video game consoles and computers; Software for creating, managing and accessing discussion groups within online virtual communities; Conversational interface software for facilitating interaction and communication between humans and AI (artificial intelligence) platforms, namely, chatbots, voice assistants, virtual agents; Downloadable software for viewing and interacting with a feed of images, audio, audio-visual and video content in the nature of movies, television programs, music videos, video messages, user uploaded video clips and associated text and data and video chat; Computer software, namely, augmented reality software for use in mobile phones for integrating electronic data with real world environments, augmented reality software for playing computer games, computer application software for mobile phones for use in database management, computer software for accessing, browsing and searching online databases, computer software for administration of computer local area networks, and computer software for assisting developers in creating program code for use in mobile internet applications and client interfaces; Software for sending and receiving electronic messages, graphics, photographic images, audio and audio visual content in the nature of downloadable music, audio books, podcasts, music videos and user uploaded video clips via the internet and communication networks; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for sending and receiving electronic messages, alerts, notifications and reminders; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for messaging; SIM cards; Software for processing images, graphics, audio, video, and text; Software for personal information management, and data synchronization software for synchronizing personal schedules, calendars and reminders with mobile phones, tablets, and laptop computers; Software for managing social networking content, interacting with an online virtual community, and transmission of digital images, audio, audio-visual and video content in the nature of downloadable music, audio books, podcasts, music videos and user uploaded video clips, photographs, videos in the nature of movies and television programs, text messages, comments among users, media advertising communications and information in the nature of advertisements for promoting the goods and services of others on the Internet; Software for displaying and sharing a user's location and finding, locating, and interacting with other users and places; Customer relationship management (CRM) software; Downloadable software for providing consumer information, namely, compilations, rankings, ratings, reviews, referrals and recommendations relating to hotels, restaurants, businesses, service providers, events, parks and recreational areas; Downloadable instant messaging software; Software for facilitating and arranging for the financing and distribution of fundraising and donations; Software for online charitable fundraising services and financial donation services; Software for use in facilitating voice over internet protocol (VOIP) calls, phone calls, video calls, text messages, instant message and online social networking services

Classification kind code

Class [035]
Marketing, advertising and promotion services, namely, advertising the goods and services of others; Provision of market research information services; Promoting the goods and services of others via the internet and communication networks; Business and advertising services namely, advertising and business management consultancy, and advertising services for tracking advertising performance, for managing, distributing and serving advertising, for analyzing advertising data, for reporting advertising data, and for optimizing advertising performance; Consulting services in the fields of advertising and marketing; Providing an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services for facilitating the exchange and sale of services and products of third parties via computer and communication networks; Providing online marketplace for sellers of goods and services; Providing online marketplaces for connecting sellers with buyers; Business networking; Employment and recruiting services; Advertising and information distribution services, namely, providing classified advertising space via the internet; Charitable services, namely, promoting public awareness about charitable, philanthropic, volunteer, public and community service and humanitarian activities; Providing telephone directory information via the internet and communications networks; Electronic catalog shopping services featuring the goods and services of others, namely, electronic catalogue shopping services in the field of clothing, home entertainment electronics, photographic equipment, sporting goods, consumer electronics for gaming, technology in the nature of downloadable mobile applications, computer software, computer hardware, office equipment, and telecommunications apparatus, instruments, and equipment in the nature of computer network hubs, switches and routers; Customer relationship management, namely, customer targeting for others, managing and analyzing customer interactions and customer data throughout the customer lifecycle, for the purpose of improving business relationships with customers, assisting in customer retention and driving sales growth; Business management assistance and consulting services; Providing online interfaces, namely web interfaces and mobile interfaces featuring user comments concerning business organizations, service providers, and other resources via computer and telecommunications networks; Providing online business directories featuring the businesses, products and services of others

Classification kind code

Class [036]
Financial transaction processing services, namely, conducting foreign exchange transactions for others, credit card transaction processing services, financial services in the nature of billing and payment processing services, and processing electronic payments made through prepaid cards; Processing and transmission of bill payment data for users of computer and communication networks; Electronic funds transfer services; Credit card, debit card, and gift card transaction processing services; Merchant services, namely, payment transaction processing services; Providing electronic mobile payment services for others, namely, providing secure commercial transactions and payment options using a mobile device at a point of sale; Financial services, namely, advisory services relating to financial planning, clearing of financial transactions, credit and loan services, financial administration of annuity services, financial analysis, financial asset management, financial investment advisory, and financial investment brokerage; Credit card, debit card, cash card, and gift card payment processing services; Financial transaction services, namely, clearing of financial transactions, foreign exchange transactions, and reconciling of financial transactions

Classification kind code

Class [038]
Telecommunication services, namely, email services, mobile radio telephone services, mobile telephone services, and facsimile transmission; Providing access to computer, electronic and online databases; Telecommunications services, namely, electronic transmission of data, namely, voice, video and text messages, computer graphics, photographic images, audio and video content in the nature of downloadable music, audio books, podcasts, movies, television programs, music videos and user uploaded video clips via global communications networks, the Internet and wireless networks; Providing online chatrooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among users in the field of general interest; Providing access to online communications links via an Internet website portal which transfers mobile device and internet users to other local and global online sites that feature entertainment in the field of computer games, social introduction and networking services, entertainment services, namely, online photo sharing, video sharing and text message sharing services, entertainment, namely, live comedic performances, live dance performances, live musical performances, live theatrical performances, film screenings and sporting events and online social networking, entertainment, namely, books, films, music, news, periodicals, sports, television and video games, and technology and software development; Facilitating access to third party websites and to other electronic third party content, namely, digital media content in the nature of music, films, television shows and computer games, via a universal login; Providing online chat rooms, instant messaging services, and access to electronic bulletin boards; Audio, text and video broadcasting services over the internet or other communications networks, namely, electronically transmitted video, audio, and audio visual content in the nature of television programs, movies, music video and user uploaded video clips; Voice over internet protocol (VOIP) services; Telephony communication services; Providing access to computer databases in the field of social networking; Peer-to-peer photo sharing and video sharing services, namely, electronic transmission of digital photo files, digital photo files, videos, audio, and audio visual content in the nature of downloadable music, audio books, podcasts, movies, television programs, music videos and user uploaded video clips among internet users; Chatroom services for social networking; Teleconferencing; Telecommunication services, namely, personal communication services and data transmission and reception services, namely, voice messaging services, e-mail and instant messaging services via global communication networks, the Internet and wireless networks; Mobile phone communication services; Web messaging; Instant messaging services; Electronic exchange of voice, data, namely, voice messages, audio and video content in the nature of downloadable music, audio books, podcasts, movies, television programs, music videos and user uploaded video clips, text messages and downloadable computer graphics accessible via computer and global communications networks, the Internet and wireless networks; Providing encrypted electronic transmission and delivery of recovered electronic files via a computer network; providing access to an online network that enables users to transfer personal identity data to and share personal identity data with and among multiple online web facilities

Classification kind code

Class [042]
Computer services, namely, creating virtual communities for users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, and engage in social, business and community networking; Computer services, namely, hosting electronic web facilities for others for organizing and conducting discussions via the internet and communication networks; Computer services, namely, providing search engines for obtaining data via the internet and communication networks; Providing non-downloadable software for social networking, creating an online virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, images, text, and data in the nature of downloadable music, audio books, podcasts, movies, television programs, music videos, user uploaded video clips, text messages and downloadable computer graphics; Application service provider (ASP) services, namely, hosting computer software applications of others; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable and facilitate the creating, editing, uploading, downloading, accessing, viewing, posting, displaying, tagging, blogging, streaming, linking, annotating, indicating sentiment about, commenting on, embedding, transmitting, and sharing or otherwise providing electronic media and information in the nature of downloadable music, audio books, podcasts, movies, television programs, music videos, user uploaded video clips, text messages and downloadable computer graphics via the internet and communication networks; Hosting an online network that enables users to transfer personal identity data to and share personal identity data with and among multiple online web facilities; Providing information from searchable indexes and databases of information, namely text, electronic documents, databases, graphics, electronic media, photographic images, audio, video, and audio visual information in the nature of downloadable music, audio books, podcasts, movies, television programs, music videos, user uploaded video clips, text messages and downloadable computer graphics, via the internet and communication networks, namely, providing search engine services to users; Providing non-downloadable e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via the internet and communications networks; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for sending and receiving electronic messages, notifications, and alerts; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for processing electronic payments; Platform as a service (PAAS) services featuring computer software to allow users to perform electronic business and e-commerce transactions; Providing application programming interface (API) software for use in electronic messaging and transmission of audio, video, images, text, content and data in the nature of virtual reality games, photographic images, music, audio books, podcasts and voice messages, movies, television programs, clips of movies and television programs, music videos, video messages and user uploaded video clips, text messages; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for instant messaging; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for sharing and displaying a user's location, planning activities with other users and making recommendations through the uploading, downloading, posting and tagging of audio, video and text messages, comments, user uploaded video clips, movies, films, photos, music, podcasts, and recorded commentary, animation, pictures, digital images; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable and facilitate the sharing and displaying a user's location, planning activities with other users and making recommendations through the uploading, downloading, posting and tagging of audio, video and text messages, comments, user uploaded video clips, movies, films, photos, music, podcasts, and recorded commentary, animation, pictures, digital images; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable conversational interface software for facilitating interaction and communication between humans and AI (artificial intelligence) platforms namely, chatbots, voice assistants, virtual agents; Application service provider (ASP) featuring conversational interface software to enable and facilitate interaction and communication between humans and AI (artificial intelligence) platforms, namely, chatbots, voice assistants, virtual agents; Providing software for modifying photographs, images and audio, video, and audio-video content with photographic filters and augmented reality (AR) effects, namely, graphics, animations, text, drawings, geotags, metadata tags, hyperlinks; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring software platforms for social networking, managing social networking content, creating an online virtual community, and transmission of photographic images, audio-visual and video content in the nature of virtual reality games, music, audio books, podcasts and voice messages, movies, television programs, clips of movies and television programs, music videos, video messages and user uploaded video clips, photographs, text messages, media advertising communications and information in the nature of advertisements for promoting the goods and services of others on the Internet; Hosting online facilities featuring temporary use of non-downloadable software for sending and receiving electronic messages, instant messages, electronic message alerts and reminders, photographs, digital images, graphics, audio, videos and audio-visual content in the nature of virtual reality games, music, audio books, podcasts and voice messages, movies, television programs, clips of movies and television programs, music videos, video messages and user uploaded video clips via the internet and communication networks; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for use in facilitating voice over internet protocol (VOIP) calls, phone calls, video calls, text messages, electronic message, instant message, and online social networking services; Application service provider (ASP) services featuring software to enable and facilitate voice over internet protocol (VOIP) calls, phone calls, video calls, text messages, electronic message, instant message, and online social networking services; Providing software for use in taking and editing photographs and recording and editing videos; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software to enable and facilitate taking and editing photographs and recording and editing videos; Computer software development; Computer services, namely, hosting electronic online web facilities for others for interactive discussions via communication networks; Application service provider, namely, hosting, developing, and maintaining applications, software, web sites, and databases in the fields of wireless communication and mobile information access, namely software as a service (SAAS) provider in the field of telecommunication equipment, namely, wireless radio transmitters, and radio receivers, radio transceivers, sound amplifiers and digital signal processors signals and cellular telephone hubs, and remote data management for wireless delivery of content, namely, delivery of computer graphics, photographic images, music, audio books, podcasts and voice messages, movies, television programs, clips of movies and television programs, music videos, video messages, and user uploaded video clips, video chat and text messages to handheld computers, laptops and mobile electronic devices; Hosting online web facilities that give users the ability to upload, modify and share audio and video content in the nature of virtual reality games, music, audio books, podcasts and voice messages, movies, television programs, clips of movies and television programs, music videos, video messages and user uploaded video clips, photographic images, text messages, and graphics; Providing temporary use of online nondownloadable software and applications for instant messaging, voice over internet protocol (VOIP), video conferencing, and audio conferencing; Computer services, namely, creating an online community for registered users to engage in social networking; Data encryption services; Providing temporary use of nondownloadable online software that facilitates encrypted electronic transmission and delivery of recovered electronic files; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and applications for customer relationship management (CRM); Application service provider (ASP) featuring software for customer relationship management (CRM); Hosting online software platform services that give users the ability to post ratings, reviews, referrals and recommendations relating to businesses, restaurants, service providers, events, public services and government agencies; Computer services, in particular, application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software for customer relationship management (CRM); Hosting of digital content on the internet, namely, cloud computing video hosting web sites, cloud computing web hosting services, and hosting websites on the internet; Providing software for facilitating and arranging for the financing and distribution of fundraising and donations; Providing software for online charitable fundraising services and financial donation services

Classification kind code

Class [045]
Social networking services; Online social networking services; User verification services, namely, providing an authentication of personal identification information; Identification verification services, namely, providing authentication of personal identification information; Business identification verification services, namely, providing an authentication of personal identification information

Classification kind code

Mark Details

Serial Number

1998498

Mark Type

Trademark

Legal History

Action Taken	Status
Submitted for opposition 26 on 30^th Jan 2023	Approved
Submitted for opposition 67 on 7^th Oct 2022	Agent Name Changed
Submitted for opposition 15 on 13^th Sept 2022	Correspondence Created
Submitted for opposition 135 on 4^th Jul 2022	Amendment to Application
Submitted for opposition 15 on 22^nd Feb 2022	Correspondence Created
Submitted for opposition 22 on 13^th Jul 2021	Search Recorded
Submitted for opposition 20 on 13^th Jul 2021	Examiner's First Report
Submitted for opposition 31 on 10^th Dec 2019	Formalized
Submitted for opposition 30 on 28^th Nov 2019	Filed
Submitted for opposition 1 on 28^th Nov 2019	Created