FIBA We Are Basketball

WIPO WIPO 2009

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The International trademark FIBA We Are Basketball was filed as Figurative mark on 09/24/2009 at the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Logodesign (Wiener Klassifikation)

#Parts of the human body, skeletons, skulls #Sporting articles, roundabouts #Backgrounds divided into two or four #Letters presenting a special form of writing #Hands, cupped hands, fingers, fingernails, imprints of hands or of fingers, arms #Footballs and other balls, shuttlecocks #Backgrounds divided into two, horizontally #Letters in light-coloured characters on a dark background

Trademark Details Last update: May 26, 2023

Trademark form Figurative mark
File reference 1027959
Register number 588134
Countries Australia Mexico New Zealand Tunisia Turkey United States of America (USA) China Mongolia Russia Ukraine
Base trademark CH No. 588134, March 27, 2009
Application date September 24, 2009
Expiration date September 24, 2029

Trademark owner

Route Suisse 5,
Case Postale 29
CH

Trademark representatives

1 Cornhill London EC3V 3ND GB

goods and services

03 Cosmetics, perfumery; paints for the face (make-up); incense; bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations; soaps, essential oils, hair lotions, dentifrices, sunscreen preparations (cosmetic sun-tanning preparations)
08 Hand-operated tools; cutlery also made of plastic; side arms; razors; scissors, tweezers; non-electric can and tin openers; vegetable cutters; lawn clippers (hand instruments)
09 Software, including software for computer games; screensavers and screen backgrounds for electronic apparatus (software); electronic publications (downloadable), apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; disposable cameras; magnetic recording media of all kinds, in particular DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs; spectacles, sunglasses; magnetic and chip cards, in particular customer cards and loyalty cards (included in this class); helmets; clothing for protection against accidents; decorative magnets, electric batteries; mobile telephones; electric and electronic apparatus (included in this class); data processing equipment and computers; monitors; scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines; fire extinguishers; electronic notice boards; vacuum gauges; fire detectors; electrical apparatus for sealing plastics (packaging); entertainment apparatus (automatic or prepaid) designed to be used with an external display screen or a monitor
14 Precious metals and their alloys and goods made of or coated with these materials not included in other classes, in particular pins (jewellery, jewelry am.); medallions, necklaces key holders, bracelets, tie pins, cuff links, prize cups and decorations, jewellery, precious stones; horological and chronometric instruments; figurines (statuettes) of precious metal
16 Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials (included in this class); printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; filing baskets and other paper trays, desk pads, scratch pads, blank charts, calendars, geographic maps, posters, greeting cards, postcards, flags and pennants of paper, bookmarkers, transfers, stickers, drawing pins, office staples, money clips, paperweights, writing instruments, pencil sharpeners, covering caps for pens and pencils, tops for pencils and pens (for example rubber erasers), rubber stamps and stamp pads, staplers; instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (included in this class); printing type; printing blocks; figurines (statuettes) of papier mâché; suitcase tags; covers for identity cards
18 Leather and imitations of leather, and goods made of these materials (included in this class); multi-purpose bags, sports bags, shopping bags, shoulder bags, rucksacks, school bags, wallets, banana pouches (belt bags), basketball bags, trunks and travelling bags, garment bags for travel, umbrellas, parasols and walking sticks, collars, leashes and harnesses for animals
20 Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods (included in this class) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics; wood or plastic containers, keyboards for hanging keys, covers for clothing, coat hangers, cushions, sleeping bags for camping, seats, plastic containers, figurines of wood, wax, plaster or plastic, baskets for pets (not of metal), packaging containers of plastic; closures, not of metal, for containers; inflatable or rigid promotional objects of plastic
21 Glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes; tableware, kitchen utensils, refuse bins, ice buckets, drinking vessels, crystal ware (glassware), salad bowls, decanters (carafes), drinking glasses, beer mugs and tankards with a lid, drinking flasks for travellers, pitchers, lunch boxes, insulating flasks, insulating bags, trays, piggy banks, candlesticks, corkscrews, bottle openers, tin openers, figurines (statuettes) of porcelain, terra-cotta or glass, utensils and containers for household purposes (included in this class); non-electric coffeepots; non-electric coffee filters; hand-operated coffee grinders; blenders (non-electric) for household purposes; hand-operated pepper mills; polishing apparatus and machines for household use (non-electric); non-electric whisks; non-electric beaters for household use; cooking pots; tableware (other than cutlery, forks and spoons); dinner services (plates); grills (cooking utensils); insulating containers, lids for stew-pans and cooking pots and closure devices; plates; containers made of wood or of plastic materials for household or kitchen purposes; pots; table cutlery (included in this class), table napkin rings, salt and pepper pots; cardholders for menus and for reservation cards; vases; candelabras (candlesticks); mills for domestic purposes, hand operated
24 Fabrics and textiles (included in this class), in particular towels, bed and table linen, pillow shams, blankets, bed covers, curtains, tapestries, felt pennants, flags (not of paper); banners; table linen not of paper
25 Clothing, footwear, headgear
26 Lace and embroidery, ribbons and braid; buttons, zip fasteners, hooks and eyes, pins and needles; insignia (included in this class), sewing kits (included in this class), sewing thimbles, hair pins, wigs
28 Games, toys; cuddly toy animals; rubber-foam hands, snow globes, toys for domestic pets, entertainment apparatus (automatic or prepaid) to be used independently of an external display screen or a monitor, gymnastic and sporting articles (included in this class); balls for games, nets for basketball as well as frames and panels
29 Meat, fish, poultry and game; meat extracts, preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; jellies; jams, compotes, eggs, milk and milk products; edible oils and fats; snacks made from fruits or vegetables; potato crisps
30 Coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, artificial coffee, flours and cereal preparations; bread, pastry and confectionery; ice; honey; treacle; yeast, baking-powder; salt; mustard; vinegar, sauces (condiments); spices; edible ice; snacks made with cereals
35 Advertising and television advertising; business management; business administration; office functions; providing consulting services with regard to personnel management for sports teams; promotion of sports events in the field of basketball; rental of advertising space, also in the form of advertisement banners; sponsorship (advertising); advertising for goods and services on behalf of third parties as a result of contracts, establishing and increasing renown and image by means of association with cultural and sporting events; marketing and advertising, particularly through customer loyalty and bonus schemes; developing, organizing, conducting and supervising sales programmes, customer loyalty and buying inducement schemes through advertising; consultancy in commercial organisation in the context of customer bonus schemes, in particular in the field of customer loyalty and bonus programmes; issuing data media for transaction accounting in connection with customer loyalty and bonus programme campaigns, in particular customer cards and loyalty cards; customer awareness-raising and customer services through loyalty plans and bonus schemes; sales promotion and other activities for increasing sales by creating and providing customer loyalty programmes and bonus schemes, including issuing customer cards (premium plans); retail services, retail services by means of of telecommunication apparatus, catalogues and computer-based online ordering services for cosmetics, perfumery preparations, candles, bandages, plasters, products for refreshing the air in the home and in cars, goods made of metal and their alloys, hand-operated tools, cutlery, forks and spoons, software, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data media of all kinds, spectacles, sunglasses, helmets, decorative magnets, electric batteries, apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes, vehicles for locomotion by land, by water and by air, articles made of precious metals or coated therewith, pins (jewellery, jewelry), medallions, metal key rings, collars key holders, bracelets, tie pins, cuff links, prize cups and decorations, jewellery, watches, musical instruments, musical boxes, printed matter, photographs, office equipment, filing trays and other paper trays, desk pads, scratch pads, blank charts, calendars, geographic maps, posters, greeting cards, postcards, paper flags, bookmarkers, transfers, stickers, drawing pins, office staples, banknote clips, paperweights, writing instruments, pencil sharpeners, covering caps for pens and pencils, tops for pencils and pens (for example rubber erasers), rubber stamps and stamp pads, staplers, instructional and teaching material (except apparatus), leather and imitations of leather and goods made from these materials, bags, rucksacks, bags for skiers, school bags, wallets, banana pouches (belt bags), basketball bags, trunks and suitcases, garment bags for travel, umbrellas, parasols and walking sticks, collars, leashes and harnesses for animals, floor tiles, furniture, mirrors, picture frames, goods of wood and/or plastic material, sleeping bags for camping, seats, containers of plastic, figurines of wood, wax, plaster or plastic, baskets for pets, objects made of glass, porcelain and earthenware, crockery, kitchen utensils, drinking vessels, bottles, jugs, bread bins, thermal bottles, insulating bags, trays, piggy banks, candlesticks, corkscrews, bottle openers, tin openers, figurines (statuettes) of porcelain, terra-cotta or glass, tents, textiles and textile goods, wall hangings, felt pennants, flags, clothing, footwear, headgear, clothing for domestic pets, lace and embroidery, ribbons and braid, buttons, tab pulls, pins and needles, badges, sewing sets, hairpins, wigs, carpets, mats, wallpaper, games, toys, cuddly toy animals, snow globes, toys for domestic pets, entertainment apparatus (automatic or prepaid), gymnastic and sporting articles, meat, fish, poultry and game, meat extracts, preserved, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables, jellies, jams, compotes, eggs, milk and milk products, snacks (snack food), crisps, coffee, teas, cocoa, chocolate, sugar, rice, flours and cereal preparations, breads, pastry and confectionery, edible ices, honey, treacle, yeast, baking-powder, salt, mustard, vinegar, sauces (condiments), spices, ices for refreshment, smokers' articles, matches, smokers' lighters, smokers' ashtrays; compilation and systematization of information through wireless or cable networks; collection and systematisation of information into a data bank for the purposes of information in the field of sport; collecting and providing data in the field of customer loyalty and bonus schemes
36 Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs; financial sponsorship; financial services in connection with customer loyalty and bonus schemes; retirement payment services
38 Telecommunications; transmission of information by means of wireless or cable networks; services providing data, images, voice messaging; telecommunication through networks; gathering and providing messages, information in the field of customer loyalty and bonus schemes; services of an Internet access provider, namely providing access to the Internet; providing access to search engines and to search portals on the Internet; providing discussion forums and other forums on the Internet; electronic data exchange via chatlines, chatrooms and other Internet fora; interactive fora; rental of and provision of access to data banks, in particular online data banks on sport; transmitting messages and images via computer, SMS, UMPTS and WAP; broadcasting films, videos and radio programmes, also on the Internet; providing access to data banks of digital music and to MP3 Web sites
39 Transport; packaging and storage of goods; arranging of tours, transport reservation, booking of seats for travel; automobile rental, aircraft chartering, franking and sending of mail
41 Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities; distribution and publication of printed matter, also in electronic form (non-downloadable), also by means of the Internet; entertainment through television, radio and the Internet; interactive entertainment; providing games, including electronic games via the Internet; operating lotteries; organization of competitions; betting and games regarding or concerning sport, also on the Internet; production, presentation and rental of films, audio and video recordings; production, presentation and rental of interactive educational and entertainment programmes, of CDs and interactive CD-ROMs and computer games; information services in connection with sports and sports events, including providing online information via data banks, on the Internet and via satellite or cable, portable telephone or wireless networks; reservation of tickets for sporting and cultural activities; providing digital music on the Internet and on MP3 Web sites; rental of audio and video recordings

Trademark history

Date Document number Area Entry
April 3, 2023 2023/17 Gaz US RAW: Partial Invalidation
September 24, 2019 2019/39 Gaz Extension
January 10, 2019 2019/9 Gaz US RAW: Partial Invalidation
November 15, 2018 2018/47 Gaz MX Rejection
September 25, 2018 2018/39 Gaz MN Rejection
December 21, 2017 2018/4 Gaz Correction
January 6, 2016 2016/2 Gaz NZ Rejection
November 4, 2015 2016/8 Gaz TR RAW: Rule 18ter(4) protected goods and services
July 2, 2015 2015/33 Gaz Correction
June 26, 2014 2014/26 Gaz UA Rejection
May 27, 2013 2013/27 Gaz Correction
January 23, 2012 2013/18 Gaz US RAW: Rule 18ter(2)(ii) GP following a provisional refusal
May 25, 2011 2011/23 Gaz AU RAW: Rule 18ter(2)(i) GP following a provisional refusal
January 27, 2011 2011/6 Gaz CN Rejection
January 20, 2011 2013/11 Gaz TR RAW: Rule 18ter(2)(ii) GP following a provisional refusal
January 13, 2011 2011/20 Gaz RAW: Limitation
December 23, 2010 2010/52 Gaz RU Rejection
May 18, 2010 2010/23 Gaz TR Rejection
March 9, 2010 2010/12 Gaz AU Rejection
February 25, 2010 2010/9 Gaz US Rejection
September 24, 2009 2010/5 Gaz CH Registration

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