The trademark RELEVANCE THE LEARNING COMPANY was filed by SNR Schouten Deelnemingen B.V., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on March 1, 2022, and received one opposition filed on May 30, 2022 by Stichting The Learning Company on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Meddens-Bakker, Marloes and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued May 30, 2022
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education
Organising and Providing in relation to the following services: Teaching, Training, Courses, Coaching services, Seminars, Lectures and Training workshops
Coaching (education) and Training services, The aforesaid services including in the following fields: Labour, Reintegration, Absenteeism policy, employee satisfaction, working conditions, Management and Other labour-related topics
Vocational training services
Compiling teaching materials, Organize and Executing, Relating to the following fields: Teaching programmes and Educational and training programmes
Consultancy in designing educational pathways and in identifying educational needs
Professional consultancy, Professional consultancy and Information, Relating to the following fields: Education and Teaching
Publishing, Issuing and Distribute, Including via the Internet, In connection with the following goods: Printed matter, Including the following goods: educational materials, manuals, brochures, Leaflets and Trade journals
Advisory services, Relating to the following fields: Types of education within educational organisations
Consultancy, information and awareness-raising regarding the aforesaid services, including provided via electronic networks such as the Internet.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific research, on the following subjects: Teaching programmes, educational concepts, learning pathways, labour, reintegration, absenteeism policy, employee satisfaction, working conditions, Management and Other labour-related topics
Quality control and Certification, on the following subjects: Teaching programmes, educational concepts, learning pathways, labour, reintegration, absenteeism policy, employee satisfaction, working conditions and other labour-related topics
Drawing up of standards, certification criteria and assessment guidelines in relation to quality and licence control
Testing of services, goods and processes against standards and certification criteria
Performing of impact scans, in particular, Testing services
Consultancy and information regarding the aforesaid services, including provided via electronic networks, including the Internet.