VIVENDI, A WORLD OF COMMUNICATIONS
Dead · Cancelled DEAD/REGISTRATION/Cancelled/Invalidated
What this record means
The record shows that “VIVENDI, A WORLD OF COMMUNICATIONS” is a cancelled Principal Register mark owned by VIVENDI, a société anonyme organized in France, and its U.S. registration was terminated on June 8 2019 after the underlying Madrid Protocol registration was cancelled; the most recent meaningful event is the January 3 2020 notification of the cancellation effect. The mark covered a broad array of goods and services across several classes, most notably Class 009 (apparatus for recording, transmitting and processing sounds, images and information, including computers, radios, televisions and related software), Class 038 (telecommunications and electronic transmission of data, sounds and images), and related advertising, financial, educational and technology services. Because the record is limited to those listed categories, a similar name used for unrelated products—say, clothing or food—would be farther from the scope shown, though the record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “VIVENDI” or “World of Communications.” The prosecution history shows an initial refusal that was overcome by an examiner’s amendment, leading to registration, but the later cancellation reflects the loss of the international registration rather than a deficiency in the U.S. filing. No oppositions, cancellations by third parties or other enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to offer communications‑related hardware, software or related services under a similar name.
Informational only - not legal advice.Mark Trademark, Service Mark
| Drawing type | 4 - STANDARD CHARACTER MARK |
| Filing basis | Madrid Protocol (§66(a)). |
| Status | U.S. registration cancelled because International Registration cancelled in whole or in part. |
Key dates
| Application filed | Jun 08, 2009 |
| Published for opposition | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Registered (Principal) | Jun 07, 2011 |
| Status date | Jun 08, 2019 |
Goods & services
Apparatus for the recording, input, storage, transmission, dissemination, reading, reproduction, and processing of sounds, music, images and information, namely, computer terminals; apparatus and equipment for communication and telecommunication, namely, radios, televisions, telephones, computers; apparatus and equipment for processing information, sound, music, and images, namely, radios, televisions, telephones, computers; computers; computer software for creating sounds, images, and downloading sounds and images; recorded computer programs for creating sounds, images and downloading sounds and images; interactive multimedia software for creating sounds, images, and downloading sounds and images; electronic games designed for use with a television receiver; video game consoles for use with an external display screen or monitor; recorded computer programs for entertainment, namely, computer game programs; portable electronic games machines for use with an external display screen or monitor; games transmitted electronically, namely, downloadable computer game software; electronic game consoles and video game consoles designed for use with a television receiver; multimedia software relating to education and entertainment, namely, educational computer game software; sound and image media, namely, blank audio tapes and blank CD-ROMS; blank magnetic and digital recording media, optical discs, CD ROMs, video and audio tapes, phonograph records, and music cassettes; recorded music tapes, digital compact cassettes, minidiscs, audio, video and multimedia compact discs, and digital versatile discs known as DVDs, all featuring music and images; exposed camera films; apparatus and instruments for telecommunication, namely, radios, televisions, telephones, computers; telephone and radiotelephony sets and apparatus; portable, mobile and hands-free telephones; television receivers; radiotelephony sets; telephone transmitters; cinematographic cameras; photographic apparatus, namely, cameras; projection screens; computer hardware and software and programs allowing the transmission and reception of data, sounds and images presented on a global telecommunications network to telephones and television receivers; computer hardware and software and programs allowing the transmission and reception of television programmes presented on a global telecommunications or on telephones, modems, cables, electrical cables for games on television sets
Printed matter, namely, magazines, journals, newsletters, brochures and books in the fields of telecommunication, sports, music, motion picture entertainment, television entertainment, webcast television program entertainment, and theatre entertainment, and education; calendars; instruction manuals related to the field of telecommunications apparatus and computers for allowing an exchange of communication via a global telecommunications network being the Internet, and via telecommunications services; photographs; stationery; writing instruments; software manuals for video and interactive games; posters, small posters, printed prospectuses about telecommunications and computers, not for advertising purposes; cardboard advertising media, namely, advertising signs of cardboard
Games, namely, stand alone video game machines; articles for sports and gymnastics, namely, gymnastic apparatus, baseball gloves, baseballs, basketballs, footballs and cricket bats; apparatus for electronic games apart from those designed to be used only with a television receiver; apparatus for electronic games except those designed to be used with a separate screen or a monitor
Advertising; advertising on telecommunication networks, including computer networks; production and distribution of radio and television commercials; distribution of advertising material; document reproduction; market research and market analysis; information or inquiries relating to business and marketing; database management; organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes; services of newspaper subscription for others, namely, arranging of subscriptions for the publications of others; business administration and commercial management of computer services, namely, of networks for the transmission of data, sounds and images, and of telecommunication networks, including via computers; telephone answering services for unavailable subscribers; dissemination of advertising matter; dissemination of advertising material; updating of advertising material; rental of advertising time on any communication medium; rental of advertising space; message transcription; commercial or industrial management assistance, namely, help and assistance in the operation, organization or management of a commercial enterprise; business appraisals; business management consultancy; business organization and management consultancy; business investigations; book-keeping; tax preparation; drawing up of statements of accounts; account, business, energy, and insurance claims auditing; compilation of information into computer databases; organization of advertising campaigns for subsidiary companies of others
Banking; equity participation in commercial businesses and companies, namely, capital investment services; financial information; insurance, namely, health insurance underwriting; insurance information; banking provided via a global telecommunications network; financial services, namely, financial consulting, financial asset management provided via a global telecommunications network; debit and credit card services; real estate affairs, namely, appraisal of real estate; capital investment services; financial analysis; mutual funds; capital investments; surety services; financial consultancy; fiscal assessments; fiscal valuations; financing services; capital investments; financial sponsorship of charitable and non-profit community events; banking; deposits of valuables, namely, safe deposit box services; real estate management; real estate appraisal; insurance mediation, namely, insurance actuarial services; administration and claims processing of insurance contracts for subsidiary companies of others; conclusion of contracts, namely, underwriting insurance related to corporate merger contracts, on behalf of subsidiary companies of others
Telecommunications, namely, telecommunications by telephone; telecommunications by fibre optic networks; data communication by satellites and by computer networks, including global telecommunication networks; communications by computer terminals; electronic transmission of data, sounds and images, and radio and television programmes, including on telecommunication apparatus or on computers via a global telecommunications network; cable television broadcasting; news and wire agencies for electronic transmission of messages, data, sounds and images by telephone, computer, cable, satellite and Hertzian waves; consultancy and information in the field of telecommunication networks, including via computer communication; rental of telecommunication equipment; portable telephone services, namely, rental of cellular telephones, cellular telephone communication; telephone communication services, namely, call transfer and call forwarding; directory and telephone inquiry services, namely, electronic transmission of data from electronic telephone directories; voice mail services; providing access to software for interactive games, namely, provided remote access to the electronic sites of others, by means of television, satellite or electronic networks; rental of access time to a database server centre; services providing access to a telecommunications network via a computer, telephone or television; services to provide access to a telecommunications network portal, in particular via a computer, telephone or television
Training, namely, courses, seminars and workshops in the fields of music, sports, culture and movie premieres; cultural activities, namely, provision of information relating to organizing community sporting and cultural activities, contests and games; radio and television entertainment, namely, production of radio and television programs; entertainment provided online via local and global networks, namely, providing online computer games; production of cinematographic films, and radio and television programmes; information regarding entertainment and cultural activities; publication of books, reviews, magazines; publication of magnetic and digital data, sound and images, namely, multimedia publishing of books, magazines, journals, software, games, music, and electronic publications; provision of cinema facilities; rental of cinematographic films and musical recordings; booking of seats for shows; organization of exhibitions for cultural and education purposes; production of films, television shows, musical recordings, television and radio shows for broadcast; news reporters service; photographic reporting; amusement parks; artists' agencies; music publishing; videotape editing; multimedia publishing of interactive games for computer, consoles, portables terminals and global computer networks; production of television programmes regarding entertainment information about current developments in interactive games for computers, consoles, portable terminals and global computer networks
Design and updating of computer programmes and software; computer programming; design, updating and duplication of computer software for distribution via compact discs, interactive CD ROMs, digital video discs, CD ROMs, the internet, and other recording media; design of telecommunication networks; design, hosting, maintenance and updating of websites on the Internet, including telecommunication sites for e-commerce, including via computer communication; design and hosting of web pages disseminated via computer networks; updating of databases, namely, maintenance of on-line databases for others; consultancy, engineering, and engineering services in the field of information technology and telecommunication network technology; design, maintenance and updating of search engine software for telecommunication networks; information regarding information technology; providing online, non-downloadable software for the downloading of video games and other software
Madrid Protocol · §66(a)
| Intl. registration no. | 1023899 |
| Intl. registration date | Jun 08, 2009 |
| Intl. renewal date | Jun 08, 2019 |
| Date of automatic protection | Jul 07, 2011 |
| Notification of designation | Jan 07, 2010 |
| First refusal flag | Yes |
Owner & representation
| Owner | VIVENDI |
| Address | 42 avenue de Friedland, PARIS FRANCE F75008 |
| Entity | société anonyme (sa) - organized in FRANCE |
| Attorney of record | Mitchell E. Radin |
| Correspondent | Mitchell E. Radin |
| Attorney email | t********@*****.com |
| Correspondent email | 2 emails |
| Correspondent phone | 9********8 |
| Correspondent address | Ossining, NEW |