The trademark LEXIS.COM was filed by REED ELSEVIER PROPERTIES INC., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 20, 2000, and received one opposition filed on October 26, 2000 by LEX-COM Informationssysteme GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 26, 2000
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 professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on July 23, 2001.
The Opposition with reference B 000319600 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on January 28, 2003 by the EUIPO.