The trademark HEADWAY was filed by GTHW APP LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 19, 2021, and received one opposition filed on November 21, 2021 by The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford, trading as Oxford University Press on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by WIGGIN LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 21, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 14, 2023.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Downloadable applications
Downloadable software
Downloadable computer software
Downloadable computer programs
Downloadable application software
Downloadable e-books
Publications (Electronic -), downloadable
Downloadable electronic newsletters
Downloadable mobile applications
Downloadable educational media
Downloadable software applications
Smartphone software applications, downloadable
Computer software applications, downloadable
Education software
Educational software
All excluding publications and information, presented either in printed or electronic form or otherwise, for or related to the teaching and learning of the English language, namely learning, e-learning, training and education materials and courses
And all excluding the following services related to the teaching and learning of the English language, namely teacher training, educational development, testing, training, curriculum development, assessment, and professional development.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Electronic text publishing services
Publication of texts in the form of electronic media
Electronic publication of texts and printed matter, other than publicity texts, on the Internet
Publication of printed matter, other than publicity texts, in electronic form
Education information
Education services
Further education
Educational instruction
Online education services
Education and instruction
Management education services
Education information services
Information on education
Publication of multimedia material online
Providing online electronic publications
Providing online publications, not downloadable
Providing online electronic publications, not downloadable
Publication of online reviews in the field of entertainment
Publication of books, reviews
Publishing of reviews
Publishing of books and reviews
Providing on-line reviews of books
All excluding publications and information, presented either in printed or electronic form or otherwise, for or related to the teaching and learning of the English language, namely learning, e-learning, training and education materials and courses
And all excluding the following services related to the teaching and learning of the English language, namely teacher training, educational development, testing, training, curriculum development, assessment, and professional development.