The trademark Q was filed by The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, 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 September 17, 2006, and received one opposition filed on December 17, 2006 by Quinta do Lago - Empreendimentos Imobiliários e TurÃsticos, S.A. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by A.G. DA CUNHA FERREIRA, LDA. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 17, 2006
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on September 27, 2016.
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 2, 2007. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on April 13, 2008. Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on August 3, 2008.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer software and computer programmes
Electronic publications (downloadable)
Audio, video and audio-visual recordings
Pre-recorded CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs, DVD-ROMs and other media bearing software and/or electronic data
All the aforesaid relating to, or for use in, or for use in the provision of, educational, training, instructional, teaching and/or assessment services
Educational, training, instructional, teaching and assessment apparatus and instruments.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes
Printed matter
Printed publications
Publicity materials, brochures, prospectuses
Books, booklets, handbooks, manuals
Newsletters, periodicals, magazines
Photographs and photographic material
Stationery
Educational, training, instructional, teaching and assessment materials
Educational certificates
Examination papers and syllabuses
All of the aforesaid for the purpose of, or relating to, or for use in the teaching, instruction, training, research, testing, examination, and/or assessment of candidates for educational achievements, and/or to the provision of education, teaching, research, instruction, training, testing, examination and/or assessment services and/or the management, organisation and/or review of such services and/or for the provision of advice relating to the quality and standards of such services.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Educational services
Training services
Higher education services
Assisting and facilitating with the provision of academic subjects, academic courses, teaching and learning
Implementation of bench mark standards for educational institutions relating to the content of academic courses and academic subjects
Development of a framework for recognition and comparison of qualifications between educational institutions including the content of academic courses and academic subjects
Provision of information relating to all the above services
Design and provision of educational and training courses
Validation and certification of educational and training courses
Provision of correspondence courses
Provision of distance learning courses and facilities
Provision of training facilities
Electronic publishing
Publication of books and texts
Publication in both electronic and paper format of educational, examination and/or assessment materials
Examination services
Guidance on assessment practice
Arranging, organising and conducting conferences, seminars and workshops
Production, distribution and rental of films, sound and video recordings, CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs and/or DVD-ROMs
Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid services
Including all the aforesaid services provided on-line from computer databases and/or intranets and/or extranets and/or the Internet.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Consultancy, assessment and audit services relating to educational institutions, academic management, academic subjects, academic courses, student achievement, teaching and learning quality and standards and categorisation of teaching and learning standards
Advisory services relating to educational institutions, academic subjects, academic courses, teaching and learning quality and categorisation of teaching and learning standards
Support services relating to the development, implementation and management of bench mark standards, framework for recognition and comparison of qualifications between educational institutions, recognition of overseas qualifications, improvement of teaching and learning quality and standards
Advising on the grant of degree awarding powers and university title
Operation, regulation, monitoring, licensing and review of access to higher education courses, course providers and framework for recognition.