THOMSON LEARING - 221255

• Administrative Decision Number: 221255
• opponent: THOMSON
• Section: Trade Marks Act, 1996 - 2003-2007

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TRADE MARKS ACT, 1996

Decision in Hearing

IN THE MATTER OF an application for registration of Trade Mark No. 221255 and

in the matter of an Opposition thereto.

THOMSON FINANCE SA1 Applicant

THOMSON Opponent

Application for registration

1. On 11 January, 2000, Thomson Learning Licensing Corporation, a corporation

organised and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, United States of

America, of Brandywine Corporate Centre, 650 Naamans Road, Suite 301,

Claymont, Delaware 19703, United States of America2 made application (No.

2000/00124) under Section 37 of the Trade Marks Act, 1996 (“the Act”) to

register the words THOMSON LEARNING as a trade mark in respect of a

specification of goods and services in Classes 9, 16, and 41 that was amended in

the course of the examination of the application to read as follows:

Class 9 : CD ROMs, records, audio cassettes, video cassettes and computer

software containing reference materials and educational

information in the fields of business, chemistry, computer services,

economics, engineering, maths, nursing, primary, secondary,

college and professional education.

Class 16 : Printed publications, namely, textbooks containing reference

materials and educational information in the fields of business,

chemistry, computer services, economics, engineering, maths

nursing, primary, secondary, college and professional education.

Class 41 : Provision of educational information pertaining to a wide variety of

topics by means of a database via a global computer network.

1 of Weinbergstrasse 5, CH6300 ZUG, Switzerland

2 predecessor in title of the Applicant