The trademark GRIDWORLD was filed by INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP, INC., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 12, 2006, and received one opposition filed on May 11, 2006 by Grid International, Inc. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by BOULT WADE TENNANT LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 11, 2006
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 16 with Printed publications and instructional and teaching material (other than apparatus)..
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Arranging and conducting business events
Conducting and organising shows for business, advertising and promotional purposes
Conducting and organizing trade shows, expositions and exhibitions
Research, information and consulting services for business purposes
Conducting and organising seminars, conferences, symposiums, colloquiums and discussion groups for business purposes.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Hosting a website of technical information in the field of information technology
Providing online technical information, advisory services and consultancy services in the fields of computers, computer software, high technology and information technology
Online services, namely providing a website of information in the fields of computers, computer software, high technology and information technology
Consultation and research services in the field of information technology
Advisory services relating to the creation, development, maintenance and use of websites
Consultancy services relating to computer hardware and software
Technical consultancy services relating to corporate and personal access to and use of the internet
Consultancy services relating to the creation, development, maintenance and use of webpages
Online provision of informationrelating to computer networking, information technology and the use of computers, computer hardware and computer software, to the creation, development, maintenance and use of websites, to computer software design, to webpage design services for the creation, development, maintenance and use of webpages and to the technical, engineering, scientific and legal capabilities and requirements of computer hardware and software
Research and consulting services in the fields of computers, computer software, high technology and information technology.