What this record means
The record shows that the mark “WHATSAPP” is live and registered on the Principal Register, owned by WHATSAPP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The registration covers services in class 042, specifically application service providers that host, manage, develop, and maintain software, websites, and databases for personal productivity, wireless communication, mobile information access, and remote data management delivered to handheld computers, laptops, and mobile electronic devices. A similar name would raise the closest concern in the same field of mobile and wireless application services. The record does not give control over every use of the word “WhatsApp”; it applies only to the goods and services listed. The prosecution history shows no refusals or amendments, indicating a straightforward registration. The latest maintenance event was the renewal on June 8, 2021. No enforcement actions, oppositions, or cancellations appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the presence of this active registration in the same technology services space suggests a meaningful risk of conflict.
Informational only - not legal advice.Goods & services
Cl. 042Scientific & Technology Services
ACTIVE Application service provider, namely, providing, hosting, managing, developing, and maintaining applications, software, web sites, and databases in the fields of personal productivity, wireless communication, mobile information access, and remote data management for wireless delivery of content to handheld computers, laptops and mobile electronic devices
First use: Feb 24, 2009
Use in commerce: Feb 24, 2009
