The trademark BE LEGAL was filed by Be Legal Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 13, 2000, and received one opposition filed on November 5, 2000 by LUSOMUNDO AUDIOVISUAIS, S.A. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Duarte Catana, Alvaro Albano and proceedings were handled in French, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 5, 2000
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software and computer programs
Apparatus and instruments included in class 9 bearing recorded information
Video and audio tapes, cassettes, discs and records
Read-only-memories and CD Roms
Magnetic data carriers
Inter-active CDs
Video CDs
Information stored in or on electronic, magnetic and/or optical means
Electronic publications
Providing on-line electronic publications (downloadable) from the Internet.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunication services
Providing communications by computer terminals
Message sending
Computer aided transmission of messages and images
Electronic communications
Providing electronic transmission of voice, data, facsimile, video and information
Electronic mail services
Internet and Intranet services, electronic order transmission services
Facsimile transmission services
Telephone communication services.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Legal services
Legal services provided over the Internet
Preparation of legal documents and the provision of such documents over the Internet
Design and development of computer software relating to the law and legal issues
Leasing access time to a computer database (other than by Internet providers)
Computer programming
Consultancy, information and advisory services relating to all the aforesaid services.