The trademark application Copilot School was filed by IU Internationale Hochschule GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 24, 2024, and still open for oppositions.
The application was filed in German (English was selected as the second language).
The Refusal with reference B 019055591 was Rejected according to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on April 27, 2025 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Artificial intelligence software and machine learning software for educational purposes in the fields of health, social issues, medicine, business management, economics, design, media, architecture, engineering, building and construction, pedagogy, psychology, human resources, law, marketing, communications sciences, IT, technology, tourism and/or food management
Artificial intelligence based interactive software for educational purposes in the fields of health, social issues, medicine, business management, economics, design, media, architecture, engineering, building and construction, pedagogy, psychology, human resources, law, marketing, communications sciences, IT, technology, tourism and/or food management
Computer software for virtual assistants in the fields of health, social issues, medicine, business management, economics, design, media, architecture, engineering, building and construction, pedagogy, psychology, human resources, law, marketing, communications sciences, IT, technology, tourism and/or food management.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Providing access to databases, Electronic news, namely, Portals and Computer programs on data networks
Providing access to platforms on the internet for students and teachers and for providing of training, further training and advanced training
Providing of chatlines, chat rooms and forums for students and teachers
News agencies
Leasing access time to a computer database and/or Providing access to databases on the internet
Providing of access to platforms and portals on the internet for students and teachers and for the providing of training, continuous training and further training
Providing access to a video sharing portal
All the aforesaid services, in relation to the following fields: Health, social issues, medicine, business management, economics, design, media, architecture, engineering, building and construction, pedagogy, psychology, human resources, law, marketing, communications sciences, IT, technology, tourism and/or food management.
The mark was filed in class 41 with following description of goods:
Educational instruction
Training
Training
Further education
Organisation, design, arranging and/or conducting of seminars, workshops, courses, conferences, congresses (training), study programmes, distance study programmes and/or programmes in the context of e-learning on the basis of computerised artificial intelligence software
Publication and/or Publishing, in relation to the following goods: Printed matter, Teaching materials, Seminar documents, Also in electronic form, The aforesaid goods, not downloadable
Design of publications, in relation to the following goods: Printed matter, Teaching materials, Seminar documents, Also in electronic form, The aforesaid goods, not downloadable
Publishing services, in relation to the following goods: Printed matter, Teaching materials, Seminar documents, Also in electronic form, The aforesaid goods, not downloadable
Preparation and publishing of instructional programmes (concepts) and further training concepts, including in the context of e-learning and for distance learning and further training programmes
Event information, for entrainment purposes, For educational purposes, for training purposes
Providing of non-downloadable online videos, audio content, vodcasts and podcasts
Providing online videos, not downloadable
All the aforesaid services, in relation to the followings fields: Health, social issues, medicine, business management, economics, design, media, architecture, engineering, building and construction, pedagogy, psychology, human resources, law, marketing, communications sciences, IT, technology, tourism and/or food management.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Providing artificial intelligence computer programs on data networks
Platforms for artificial intelligence as software as a service [SaaS]
Software as a service (SaaS) with computer software for personal assistance
Scientific services and research and design relating thereto
Planning and design of printed matter and teaching and seminar materials, including all the aforesaid in electronic form [non-downloadable]
Design and development of computer software in the fields of training, continuous training and further training
Interactive hosting for enabling the online publication and common use of content by users, in particular teachers and students
Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software
All the aforesaid services, Relating to the following sectors: Health, social issues, medicine, business management, economics, design, media, architecture, engineering, building and construction, pedagogy, psychology, human resources, law, marketing, communications sciences, IT, technology, tourism and/or food management.