The trademark A was filed by Thatchers Cider Company Limited, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 31, 2020, and received one opposition filed on October 21, 2020 by ENVASADOS EVA S.A. on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by BERMEJO & JACOBSEN PATENTES-MARCAS S.L. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 21, 2020
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Deletion of the representative of the trademark registration was recorded on May 10, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 003133176 was rejected according to Article 8(5) CTMR with decision issued on January 18, 2022 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods:
Alcohol free beverages
Alcohol free cider
Non-alcoholic beverages
Non-alcoholic beverages containing fruit juices
Ale
Beer
Beer and brewery products
Beer-based beverages
Beverages (Non-alcoholic -)
Carbonated non-alcoholic drinks
Carbonated soft drinks
Cider, non-alcoholic
De-alcoholised drinks
De-alcoholized drinks
Flavoured carbonated beverages
Fruit beverages
Fruit beverages (non-alcoholic)
Fruit-flavored beverages
Fruit-flavored soft drinks
Fruit-flavoured beverages
Fruit flavoured carbonated drinks
IPA (Indian Pale Ale)
India pale ales (IPAs)
Lager
Low alcohol beer
Non-alcoholic carbonated beverages
Non-alcoholic drinks
Non-alcoholic flavored carbonated beverages
Non-alcoholic fruit drinks
Soft drinks
Craft beers
Flavoured beers
Apple juice beverages
Juices
Pale ale
Preparations for making beverages
Stout.
The mark was filed in class 33 with following description of goods: