018735206

AICOM

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July 18, 2022

Trademark Summary

The trademark AICOM was filed by EUROPE MUSICALS, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 6, 2022, and received one opposition filed on January 8, 2023 by AECOM on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BIRD & BIRD LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 8, 2023

The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Printed matter
  2. Books, Teaching manuals, Journals, Guide books, Fonts, Encyclopaedias, Magazines [periodicals], Periodicals, Newspapers, Printed matter, Publications, Newsletters, Paper application forms, Models of printed documents
  3. Paper and cardboard (untreated, semi-finished or for stationery and printing)
  4. Stationery
  5. Bookbinding material
  6. Photographs [printed]
  7. Prints and stickers
  8. Teaching materials [except apparatus]
  9. Printers' type printing blocks.
• The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Business management of performing artists
  2. Hiring of entertainers and Placement of artists
  3. Employment agency services
  4. Human resources
  5. Information and consultancy relating to human resources
  6. Personnel recruitment
  7. Personnel selection
  8. News clipping services
  9. Public relations services
  10. Advertising
  11. Advertising sponsorship
  12. Sponsorship (advertising)
  13. Research for sponsorship
  14. Marketing
  15. Organisation of events for commercial or advertising purposes
  16. Arranging and conducting of professional shows or exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes
  17. Publication of commercial or publicity texts
  18. Business management and organisation consultancy
  19. Business consultancy, advice and information
  20. Business inquiries
  21. Business management
  22. Business administration
  23. Business management assistance
  24. Office functions
  25. Efficiency experts
  26. Market research
  27. Opinion polling
  28. Commercial intermediation services.
• The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Teaching, Training, Entertainment services, Cultural activities, Sporting matters
  2. Providing of information relating to education, providing of training, entertainment or culture
  3. Arranging courses, namely: Teaching, Training
  4. Arranging and conducting of workshops [training]
  5. Art director services (organisation of shows)
  6. Organisation of shows (impresario services)
  7. Entertainer services
  8. Theatrical agencies
  9. Presentation of live performances
  10. Theatre productions
  11. Organising sporting, cultural, musical and educational events
  12. Booking of seats for shows
  13. Lease of scenery
  14. Production of shows
  15. Production of audio, video and multimedia programmes, recordings, films, games and television or radio broadcasts
  16. Recording studio services
  17. Videotaping
  18. Videotape editing and production of radio, television and online programmes
  19. Providing recreation facilities
  20. Publication of texts (other than publicity texts), images, books, postcards, newsletters, magazines, newspapers and/or magazines
  21. Providing texts (other than publicity texts), images, books, postcards, newsletters, periodicals, newspapers and/or magazines
  22. Rental and hiring of books and musical and/or audiovisual works
  23. Reporters' services
  24. Photography
  25. Club services (education, entertainment and/or cultural and/or sporting activities)
  26. Operating games, lotteries, competitions
  27. Providing games
  28. Organization of lotteries
  29. Granting awards and awarding of prizes (entertainment)
  30. Arranging and conducting of conferences, forums, colloquiums, congresses, seminars, congresses, debates, shows or exhibitions for cultural, educational or entertainment purposes
  31. Organisation of information campaigns and demonstrations for cultural, educational or entertainment purposes, Production of musical and/or audio-visual works
  32. Arranging and conducting of conferences, forums, colloquiums or seminars (for commercial or advertising purposes).