MERMAN

Live / Registered — Registered — Section 8 accepted (as of 03 Mar 2026)

What this means for you

Registered since 09 Apr 2019. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers.

Record

Serial number
87273490
Registration number
5718754
Mark type
Stylized text
Filed
19 Dec 2016
Published for opposition
22 Jan 2019
Registered
09 Apr 2019
Attorney of record
J. Scott Evans

Goods and services

  • Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: [Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound and images; Blank magnetic data carriers, blank recording discs;] digital recording media, namely, pre-recorded DVDs; downloadable video recordings and CDs featuring and promotion of films and TV series in the field of drama, comedy and documentaries; computer programmes and computer software for editing television programmes, films and advertisement productions; [computer game software; computer hardware; computer memory devices; computer operating programs, recorded; computer peripheral devices; downloadable computer software applications for viewing, streaming and downloading television programmes and movies;] downloadable image files containing artwork, text audio, video and Internet web links relating to films and television shows in the field of documentaries, drama and comedy; [downloadable music files; electronic book readers; electronic notice boards;] downloadable electronic publications in the nature of magazines, catalogues, brochures, texts in the field of television programmes, films and advertising material; [Readers, namely, electronic memory card readers;] digital recordings in the nature of television programmes, television clips, advertisements of television shows and movies in the field of documentaries, drama and comedy;[ software and applications for mobile devices for viewing, streaming and downloading television programmes and movies; ]downloadable video files featuring television programmes, television clips, advertisements on television programmes and movies in the field of documentaries, drama and comedy; downloadable video recordings featuring television programmes, television clips, advertisements on television programmes and movies in the field of documentaries, drama and comedy; downloadable podcasts consisting of television programmes, television clips, advertisements on television programmes and movies in the field of documentaries, drama and comedy [; parts and fittings specially adapted for all the aforesaid goods]
  • Class 035 — Advertising and business services: [Advertising; business management; business administration; providing office functions; advertising agency services; advertising by mail order; providing business information; business management assistance; business management of performing artists; business management consultancy;] design of advertising materials; [direct mail advertising; dissemination of advertising matter; employment agency services; marketing; marketing research; modelling for advertising or sales promotion; negotiation and conclusion of commercial transactions for third parties; news clipping services; on-line advertising on a computer network; organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes; organization of fashion shows for promotional purposes; organization of trade fairs for commercial or advertising purposes; personnel management consultancy; personnel recruitment; procurement services for others consisting of purchasing goods and services for other businesses, namely, advertising space and media; production of advertising films; provision of an on-line marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services; publication of publicity texts; public relations; rental of advertising space; sales promotion for others;] scriptwriting for advertising purposes; [sponsorship search;] television advertising; [writing of publicity texts; writing of résumés for others; marketing and branding services, namely, providing customized communication programmes to obtain customer insights and develop brand strategies; publication relation services, namely, public relations consultancy;] providing information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid services
  • Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: [Education, coaching and training, namely, conduction of workshops and courses in the field of television, films and advertisement directing, production and writing scripts;] Entertainment services in the nature of ongoing television programmes and displaying a series of films and television programmes in the field of documentaries, drama and comedy; [arranging and conducting of concerts; booking of seats for shows; providing online entertainment information, namely, information about television programmes and films; film production, other than advertising films; movie studio services; music composition services; on-line publication of electronic books and journals; organization of competitions in the field of television and film directing, production and creative writing; organization of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes; organization of shows and impresario services, namely, organization of shows for cultural purposes; performance of radio programmes, namely, providing radio programs in the field documentaries, drama and comedy;] planning arrangement of showing movies, television programmes and advertisements in the field of documentaries, drama and comedy; preparation of entertainment programmes in the nature of arranging for the production and direction of ongoing television programmes and films in the field of documentaries, drama and comedy; preparation of entertainment programmes for broadcasting in the nature of ongoing television programmes, films and advertisements in the field of documentaries, drama and comedy; [preparation of radio programmes in the nature of directing and producing television programmes, films and advertisements;] preparation of television programmes in the nature of directing and producing television programmes, films and advertisements; [presentation of live show performances; presentation of radio programmes featuring performances by a radio personality; presentation of television programmes, namely, arranging for the broadcasting of television shows featuring comedy; presentation of variety shows; production of music; production of entertainment radio; production of game shows; production of cable television programmes; providing on-line electronic publications not downloadable in the nature of directory publications in the field of television programmes and films; publication of books; recording studio services; rental of audio equipment; rental of show scenery; rental of sound recordings;] screenplay writing; scriptwriting, other than for advertising purposes; [songwriting; subtitling;] television entertainment in the nature of television programmes in the field of documentaries, drama and comedy; [theatre productions; ticket agency services for entertainment events; ]production of television shows; video and audio recording production; Providing ongoing television programme in the field of documentaries, drama and comedy via a global computer network, motion picture film and animation production; [production of live entertainment in the nature of plays; multimedia publishing of books, magazines, journals, software, games, music and electronic publications; electronic publishing services in the nature of electronic publications; publishing services in the nature of publication of manuals, leaflets, music publishing services, and publication of journals;] providing information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid services

Owner

Prosecution history

  • 03 Mar 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED
  • 03 Mar 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED
  • 21 Feb 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
  • 02 Oct 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED
  • 09 Apr 2024 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
  • 19 Aug 2020 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
  • 09 Apr 2019 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
  • 22 Jan 2019 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
  • 22 Jan 2019 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
  • 02 Jan 2019 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
  • 13 Dec 2018 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
  • 13 Dec 2018 — EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
  • 13 Dec 2018 — NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
  • 13 Dec 2018 — EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
  • 13 Dec 2018 — EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN

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