The trademark SMI was filed by KPMG International Cooperative, a corporation established under the laws of the Swiss Confederation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 12, 2009, and received one opposition filed on December 28, 2009 by Success Motivation International, Inc on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 28, 2009
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The renewal of the trademark was recorded by the office on March 26, 2020.
of the trademark registration was recorded on March 26, 2020. Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 21, 2009. A transfer of the trademark registration was recorded on February 20, 2013.
The Opposition with reference B 001599243 was rejected according to Rule 22(2) CTMIR with decision issued on June 25, 2013 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 16 with following description of goods:
Instructional and teaching material (except apparatus)
Scientific publications
All other than in the field of banking, monetary affairs and the stock exchange.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising
Business management services
Business administration
Purchasing and procurement, for others, delivery management and supply chain management
Personnel management
All services other than in the field of banking, monetary affairs and the stock exchange.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Education
Providing of training
Entertainment
Implementatio and conducting of training and further training programmes
All the aforesaid services other than in the field of banking, monetary affairs and the stock exchange.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
Industrial analysis and research services
Design and development of computer hardware and software
All the aforesaid services other than in the field of banking, monetary affairs and the stock exchange
Research and development in the field of strategic management.