The trademark FLEXA was filed by MIP POLITECNICO DI MILANO GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SOCIETA' CONSORTILE PER AZIONI, a corporation established under the laws of the Italian Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on November 6, 2018, and received one opposition filed on February 6, 2019 by Amazon Technologies, Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by COOLEY (UK) LLP and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 6, 2019
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 35 with following description of goods:
Testing to determine professional competency
Testing to determine job competency
Evaluation of personnel requirements.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Academies [education]
Education
Providing online publications, not downloadable
Education information
Correspondence courses
College education
Tuition
Organisation of competitions [education or entertainment]
Arranging and conducting of conferences
Arranging and conducting of congresses
Arranging and conducting of colloquiums
Arranging and conducting of seminars
Arranging and conducting of symposiums, publication of books
Workshops (Arranging and conducting of -) [training]
Vocational guidance [education or training advice]
Publication of texts, other than publicity texts
Publication of electronic books and journals on-line
Electronic desktop publishing
Educational services provided by schools
Library services
Tutoring
Provision of skill assessment courses
Organisation of examinations to grade level of achievement
Educational assessment services
Conducting distance learning instruction at the secondary level
Conducting distance learning instruction at the primary level
Correspondence courses
Teaching assessments for counteracting learning difficulties
Conducting distance learning instruction at the graduate level
Conducting distance learning instruction at the university level
Organisation of courses using open learning methods
Organisation of courses using distance learning methods
Organisation of courses using programmed learning methods.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Hosting of communication platforms on the internet
Research studies and projects
Developing, creating and updating of computer programs.