The trademark BDC SCHOOL OF LIFE was filed by BDC SRL, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 13, 2023, and received one opposition filed on March 27, 2023 by Campus London LLP t/a The School of Life on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by KILBURN & STRODE LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 27, 2023
The application was filed in Italian, and Italian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Audiovisual teaching apparatus
Teaching and instructional apparatus
Electronic instructional and teaching apparatus and instruments
Teaching apparatus and instruments
Instruction manuals in electronic format.
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Manuals for instructional purposes
Educational equipment
Stationery and educational supplies
Printed matter, and stationery and educational supplies
Printed books in the field of music education
School writing books
Journals
Magazines [periodicals]
Periodicals
Fanzines
Trade journals
Catalogues
Pamphlets
Prospectuses
Flyers
Advertising posters
Photographs [printed]
Paper stationery
Printed teaching activity guides
Printed training materials
Children's books incorporating an audio component
Paint boxes for use in schools
School yearbooks.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Educational and teaching services
Language tuition
Music education
Education services relating to computers
Teaching at junior high schools
Teaching at elementary schools
Arranging teaching programmes
Summer camps [entertainment and education]
Pre-school education
Sports tuition, coaching and instruction
School services for the teaching of art
Provision of facilities for tuition
Production of teaching reports
Providing of training, teaching and tuition
Providing tutorial sessions in the field of mathematics
Publication of educational teaching materials
Arranging and conducting of educational courses
Teaching services relating to pedagogy techniques
School services for the teaching of languages
Arrangement of training courses in teaching institutes
CAD (Computer Aided Design) education
Education academy services for teaching art history
Educational services provided by schools
Education and instruction
Nursery schools
Education and instruction services
Organization of competitions [education or entertainment]
Education, entertainment and sport services
Conducting of instructional, educational and training courses for young people and adults
Secondary school educational services
Educational assessment services
Educational instruction
Lending library services
Training
Provision of training courses
Workshops for training purposes
Training of teachers
Organising of competitions for education
Organising of entertainment competitions
Organisation of conferences, exhibitions and competitions
Organising of sporting activities and of sporting competitions
Publication of instructional literature
Workshops for educational purposes
Arranging of presentations for educational purposes
Planning of seminars for educational purposes
Planning of lectures for educational purposes
School courses relating to study assistance
School courses relating to examination preparation.