FONICA
Live / Registered — Registered (as of 01 Sept 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 01 Sept 2026. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers; it stays on the register as long as the owner keeps up the maintenance filings (next due by 01 Sept 2032: the §71 affidavit of use).
Record
- Serial number
- 79439713
- Registration number
- 8418376
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 30 Sept 2025
- Published for opposition
- 14 Jul 2026
- Registered
- 01 Sept 2026
- Next maintenance filing
- §71 affidavit of use, due by 01 Sept 2032 (grace period to 01 Mar 2033)
- Attorney of record
- Bradley P. Heisler
Goods and services
- Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: Downloadable computer software for providing information and personalised recommendations on music, artists, albums and playlists via a social media platform; downloadable mobile applications for discovering music via a social media platform; downloadable mobile applications for aggregating and viewing music reviews via a social media platform; downloadable mobile applications for providing information and personalised recommendations on music, artists, albums and playlists via a social media platform; downloadable software for rating music via a social media platform; downloadable software for accessing music-related content namely music, videos, album art, album related photography, artist notes and photos, additional musical, video and pictorial content provided by an artist, via a social media platform; downloadable software for accessing social networking services in the field of music
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: Providing information regarding music via a global computer network; providing reviews regarding music via a global computer network; providing information regarding artists via a global computer network; providing information regarding musical albums via a global computer network; providing information regarding music playlists via a global computer network
- Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: Software as a Service (SaaS) featuring software for discovering music via a social media platform; software as a Service (SaaS) featuring software for aggregating and viewing music reviews via a social media platform; software as a Service (SaaS) featuring software for providing information and personalised recommendations or music, artists, albums and playlists via a social media platform; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for streaming music via a social media platform; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for sharing music via a social media platform; providing temporary use of non downloadable software for reviewing music via a social media platform; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for rating music via a social media platform
Owner
- FONICA LIMITED, NZ
- FONICA LIMITED, NZ
- FONICA LIMITED, NZ
Prosecution history
- 01 Sept 2026 — NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED
- 01 Sept 2026 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 14 Jul 2026 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 14 Jul 2026 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 09 Jul 2026 — NOTIFICATION PROCESSED BY IB
- 08 Jul 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 24 Jun 2026 — NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE OPPOSITION SENT TO IB
- 24 Jun 2026 — NOTICE OF START OF OPPOSITION PERIOD CREATED, TO BE SENT TO IB
- 12 Jun 2026 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 11 Jun 2026 — TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
- 11 Jun 2026 — CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
- 11 Jun 2026 — TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
- 02 Apr 2026 — REFUSAL PROCESSED BY IB
- 14 Mar 2026 — NON-FINAL ACTION MAILED - REFUSAL SENT TO IB
- 14 Mar 2026 — REFUSAL PROCESSED BY MPU