The trademark THE REAL ACADEMY was filed by The Real Apprenticeship Company 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 March 23, 2015, and received one opposition filed on May 7, 2015 by REAL ACADEMIA ESPAÑOLA on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Earlier non registered TM & right to prohibit use of later TM under national law. the opponent was represented by IBERPATENT and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 7, 2015
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Electronic publications
Downloadable electronic publications
Publications in electronic form supplied on-line from a database or from facilities provided on the Internet or other networks (including web-sites)
Computer software
Computer software for accessing computerised databases
Computer software for recruitment
Computer software for the provision of management accounts
Internet access software
Software for providing access to proprietary databases on-line
Computer software for accessing databases of information on recruitment and apprenticeships
Recorded tapes, cassettes, discs, video tape
Computer discs, inter-active CDs, video CDs, DVDs
Read-Only Memories
CD-Roms
Magnetic data carriers
Information stored in or on electronic, magnetic or optical means.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Recruitment advertising
Recruitment services
Recruitment services for apprentices
Compilation of advertisements for use as web pages on the Internet
Provision of space on web sites for advertising goods and services, including the provision of job boards in electronic formats
Business management and organisation consultancy services
Provision of incentive schemes
Business introductory and meetings services and business networking schemes
Information relating to business introductory services
Information relating to business networking and meetings
Provision of trade information, including such services provided electronically
Business research services
Compilation and systemisation of information into computer databases
Data compilation including electronic data compilation
Computerised file managing
Document reproduction
Data retrieval services
Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Telecommunications
Access to content, websites and portals
Online recruitment portals
The provision of online recruitment portals for others Telecommunications services, namely electronic transmission of data, messages and information between and among computers, mobile and handheld devices and wired and wireless communication devices
Telecommunication services, namely, enabling users to transmit messages, comments, multimedia content, videos, movies, films, and photos, audio content, animation, pictures, images, text, information, and other user-generated content via a global computer network and other computer and communications networks
Providing online communications links which transfer users to other websites
Providing online forums, chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for users to post, search, watch, share, critique, rate, and comment on subjects of interest
Providing access to computer, electronic and online databases
Audio, text, video and multimedia broadcasting services over computer and electronic communications networks, namely uploading, posting, displaying, tagging and electronically transmitting data, audio, and video
Providing access to computer databases in the fields of entertainment and education
Providing access to computer databases in the field of recruiotment and apprenticeships
Providing telecommunication facilities that enable the sharing of blogs, photos, videos, podcasts, and other audio-visual materials
Providing telecommunication facilities that enable the creation and updating of personal electronic web pages featuring user-provided content.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Entertainment and education services
Disseminating information and providing, sponsoring and hosting seminars, presentations and discussion groups and providing training in the fields of personal development, career development, apprenticeships, training, recruiting, business consulting, business development, and networking
Electronic publishing services for others
Electronic and online publishing services
Hosting of exhibitions, conferences and seminars and networking events for business, cultural and educational purposes
Organising and conducting online educational and training events including virtual meetings and seminars.