The trademark CANOPY GROWTH was filed by JR Capital, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 19, 2020, and received one opposition filed on January 11, 2021 by Canopy Growth Corporation on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by PLOUGMANN VINGTOFT A/S and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued January 11, 2021
The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003138938 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 14, 2022 by the EUIPO.
The application claimed as seniority of the French Republic trademark 4513815 registered on May 2, 2019 and filed on January 8, 2019 which was abandoned by the office.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 5 with following description of goods:
Medicated additives for animal foods
Fodder additives for medical purposes
Sanitary preparations and articles.
The mark was filed in class 31 with following description of goods:
Live animals, organisms for breeding
Foodstuffs and fodder for animals
Bait, not artificial
Aquacultural crops.
The mark was filed in class 34 with following description of goods:
Matches
Articles for use with tobacco
Tobacco and tobacco products (including substitutes)
Personal vaporisers and electronic cigarettes, and flavourings and solutions therefor
Electronic cigarettes
Electronic cigarette atomizers
Liquid solutions for use in electronic cigarettes
Electronic cigarette cartomizers
Smoking sets for electronic cigarettes
Electronic cigarette liquid [e-liquid] comprised of vegetable glycerin
Electronic cigarette liquid [e-liquid] comprised of flavorings in liquid form used to refill electronic cigarette cartridges
Flavourings, other than essential oils, for use in electronic cigarettes
Chemical flavorings in liquid form used to refill electronic cigarette cartridges
Cartridges sold filled with chemical flavorings in liquid form for electronic cigarettes.