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UK Trademark — IPO
SOKO
Application UK00917469792 · Registered
Quick Facts
| Application Number | UK00917469792 |
| Status | Registered |
| Owner | Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Anstalt des Öffentlichen Rechts) |
| Filed | 2017-11-13 |
| Registered | 2018-06-20 |
| Renewal Due | 2027-11-13 |
| Type | Individual |
| Feature | Word |
| Attorney | See claim section below |
Is this trademark active?
Yes. SOKO is currently a registered UK trademark, with renewal due on 2027-11-13. It is protected under UK intellectual property law and can be enforced against infringing uses.
Goods & Services
The specification below is taken directly from the filed record at the UK IPO for each Nice class this trademark is registered in.
Class 9 — Electrical & IT
Sound, image and data carriers of all kinds; Magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs (audio, images), DVDs (audio, images), audio tapes, music and video cassettes, CD-ROMs, DAT tapes; Floppy discs; Recorded mechanical, magnetic, magneto-optical, optical and electronic data carriers for sound and/or images and/or data; Coded telephone cards; Identity cards, encoded; Games software; Screen saver programs (software); Mouse pads; Eyeglasses, sunglasses and cases therefor; Database programs (software); Computer software, including downloadable software for computers and mobile terminals; Network-supporting computer software (netware); Downloadable digital publications; Electronic flashing lights (luminous signals); Downloadable ring tones for mobile phones; Downloadable music files.
Class 38 — Telecommunications
Telecommunications; Broadcasting of television programmes, cable television programmes, radio programmes, video text programmes and Internet programmes as well as teleshopping programmes; Transmission of television, radio, telecommunications and data signals via digital and analog wireless and/or cable networks, including via online and offline operations in the form of interactive electronic media services, and via computer; News agencies; Providing access to databases; Leasing access time to global computer networks; Sound, image and data transmission by cable, satellite, computer network, telephone and ISDN lines and any other transmission media; Providing access to Internet applications; Providing access to blogs; Electronic exchange of messages via chat lines, chatrooms and Internet forums; Providing Internet chat rooms; Providing access to online games via global computer networks (Internet); Teletext services; Electronic transmission of data, images, texts and sounds, including for interactive radio services; Telecommunications via interactive speech dialogue systems (IVR - Interactive Voice Response); Access to content, websites and portals; Transmission of data and computer programs on electronic networks, in particular on the Internet and other electronic communications media providing information of all kinds, in particular from the fields of politics, economics, finance, law, social affairs, sport, culture, religion, technology, computers, the Internet; Providing of chatrooms and pinboards; Providing Internet forums for the exchange of information and ideas on topics of all kinds; Data transmission services between networked computer systems; Providing access to information on the Internet, in particular including being part of Internet communities and websites and including SMS (short message systems); Transmission of short messages (SMS) and images, speech, sound, music and text messages, between mobile telecommunications devices; Telephone communications and services; Communications by cellular phones.
Class 41 — Education & Entertainment
Education; Providing of training; Entertainment; Sporting and cultural activities; Radio, Internet and television entertainment broadcasts/programmes; Film, sound, video film and television production; Production of entertainment programmes, specifically for the Internet; Arranging shows, quizzes and musical events; Musical performances; Providing of non-downloadable electronic publications online; Publication of online publications, other than for advertising purposes; Publishing printed matter, other than for advertising purposes; Arranging concerts, theatre and entertainment events, conferences, meetings, seminars, courses, symposiums, exhibitions for cultural and educational purposes, and lectures for cultural, entertainment and educational purposes; Arranging of readings for cultural, entertainment and educational purposes; Scriptwriting services; Organisation of competitions and awards; Operating of lotteries; Website editing (support services); Arranging competitions within the framework of interactive radio services; Entertainment, including for interactive radio services; Film, television and music video entertainment via websites, being interactive radio services; Organisation of games, being interactive radio services; Conducting interactive games on the Internet; Playing of games, being interactive radio services; None of the aforesaid services including discotheque services and arranging of shows in discotheques.
Class 42 — Scientific & IT Services
Setting up blogs on the Internet, for others; Providing of chat platforms, including in the context of virtual communications platforms; Providing digital media platforms for the exchange of messages and information of all kinds on the Internet, including by converting formats into speech, sound, images, text, data or other output media.
Timeline
- Filed: 2017-11-13
- Registered: 2018-06-20
- Renewal due: 2027-11-13
About This Trademark
'SOKO' is a registered trademark on the UK IPO register, owned by Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Anstalt des Öffentlichen Rechts). The application (UK00917469792) was filed on 13 November 2017 and registered on 20 June 2018. The registration is set to expire on 13 November 2027.
This mark is recorded under multiple classes: Class 9 (scientific, electrical & IT apparatus); Class 38 (telecommunications services); Class 41 (education, entertainment & sporting services); Class 42 (scientific, IT & design services).
The trademark is represented by Hilke Petersen.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who owns UK trademark UK00917469792 ('SOKO')?
UK trademark UK00917469792 for the mark 'SOKO' in Class 9, 38, 41, 42 is recorded on the UK IPO register as owned by Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Anstalt des Öffentlichen Rechts). This covers one specific UK trademark record only — the same brand name may be owned by different parties in other classes, other countries, or as separate registrations.
Is UK trademark UK00917469792 currently a registered trademark?
Yes — the UK IPO records UK trademark UK00917469792 for the mark 'SOKO' as registered.
Which Nice classes is UK trademark UK00917469792 registered under?
UK trademark UK00917469792 for the mark 'SOKO' is recorded in Class 9 (scientific, electrical & IT apparatus); Class 38 (telecommunications services); Class 41 (education, entertainment & sporting services); Class 42 (scientific, IT & design services). The filed specification reads: Class 9: Sound, image and data carriers of all kinds; Magnetic data carriers, recording discs, compact discs (audio, images), DVDs (audio, images), audio tapes, music and video cassettes, CD-ROMs, DAT tapes; Floppy discs; Recorded mechanical, magnetic, magneto-optical, optical and electronic data carriers for sound…
When was UK trademark UK00917469792 filed?
UK trademark UK00917469792 for the mark 'SOKO' was filed at the UK IPO on 13 November 2017 and registered on 20 June 2018.
When does UK trademark UK00917469792 need to be renewed?
UK trademark UK00917469792 for the mark 'SOKO' is currently recorded as valid until 13 November 2027, at which point it will need to be renewed with the UK IPO to remain in force.
Who is the attorney of record for UK trademark UK00917469792?
Hilke Petersen is listed as the attorney / representative of record for UK trademark UK00917469792 for the mark 'SOKO' on the UK IPO register.
Attorney of Record
This trademark has an attorney of record listed on the UK register. The firm has not yet claimed its listing on Trademark Dashboard.
Cross-Register Filings
Trademarks matching "SOKO" have been found on the following foreign registers. Exact matches appear first; where the name also appears inside longer filings, those are listed below as similar marks. A “Same applicant” badge appears next to a mark when the applicant name aligns with the source filing.
US — United States (USPTO)
| Mark | Ref | Status | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOKO | 79430642 | 686 | 2025-07-08 |
| SOKO AESTHETICS | 99131161 | 602 | 2025-04-10 |
| SOKO MRKT | 98796430 | 602 | 2024-10-11 |
Similar names
| Mark | Ref | Status | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOKOCLY | 99617675 | 630 | 2026-01-27 |
| SOKOL | 99489820 | 630 | 2025-11-11 |
Japan — Japan (Japan Patent Office)
| Mark | Ref | Status | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCO | 2025138820 | Registered | 2025-12-03 |
| SOKO | 2025090105 | Registered | 2025-08-06 |
| SOKO | 2025070269 | Registered | 2025-06-24 |
| ソーコカフェ ソコカフェ ソーコ ソコ | 2025004696 | Registered | 2025-01-20 |
| ソコブラ ソコ | 2023140418 | Registered | 2023-12-19 |
Australia — Australia (IP Australia)
| Mark | Ref | Status | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOKO | 2579251 | published | 2025-08-21 |
| SOKO GLAM | 1962813 | protected | 2018-10-18 |
| SOKO | 1669826 | protected | 2015-01-20 |
Similar names
| Mark | Ref | Status | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOKOPROTE | 2550860 | protected | 2025-05-26 |
| SOKOUU | 2548368 | protected | 2025-05-15 |
Data Source
United Kingdom (Intellectual Property Office)
UK trademark data is supplied by the Intellectual Property Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
United States (USPTO)
US trademark data is supplied by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Works of the US federal government are in the public domain under 17 U.S.C. §105.
Japan (Japan Patent Office)
Japanese trademark data is supplied by the Japan Patent Office (JPO) via the JPO open bulk data release. Official government publications in Japan are not subject to copyright under Article 13 of the Japanese Copyright Act.
Australia (IP Australia)
Australian trademark data is supplied by IP Australia (via IPGOD / IP RAPID) under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
The “About This Trademark” summary and FAQ above are AI-generated from the register data shown on this page. They are factual summaries only — always verify details against the official register before making legal decisions.