The trademark Highland was filed by Marvin Wörthmüller, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on September 3, 2020, and received one opposition filed on November 5, 2020 by INTERNATIONAL MEDIA EDUCATIONAL, S.L. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by HERRERO & ASOCIADOS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 5, 2020
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on September 7, 2020. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 20, 2022.
The Opposition with reference B 003134336 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on November 17, 2021 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 34 with following description of goods:
Cigarette cases
Cigar cases
Electronic cigarette boxes
Pipe stems
Mouthpieces for cigarette holders
Herbs for smoking
Pipe racks for tobacco pipes
Humidifiers for tobacco
Cigar cutters
Flavourings, other than essential oils, for use in electronic cigarettes
Cigar holders of precious metal
Match holders
Match holders not of precious metal
Cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos and other ready-for-use smoking articles
Roll-your-own tobacco
Tobacco filters
Flavored tobacco
Cigars
Tobacco pouches
Ashtrays
Cigarette tobacco
Cigarette lighters not for land vehicles
Mouthpieces for cigarettes
Snus with tobacco
Cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes, not for medical purposes
Flavorings, other than essential oils, for tobacco substitutes
Cigar tubes
Inhalable aerosols and carrier substances therefor, for use in water pipes
Pipe tobacco
Hand held machines for injecting tobacco into paper tubes
Smokeless tobacco
Snus without tobacco
Cigarette lighters, not of precious metal
Cigarette holders
Matches
Match boxes of precious metal
Snuff boxes
Snuff boxes, not of precious metal
Ready-made cigarette tubes with filters
Tobacco containers and humidors
Absorbent paper for tobacco pipes
Tobacco pipes of precious metal
Cigarette holders not of precious metal
Cigar filters
Loose, rolling and pipe tobacco
Pipe cleaners for tobacco pipes
Cigarette lighter holders of precious metal
Chemical flavorings in liquid form used to refill electronic cigarette cartridges
Snuff
Ashtrays of precious metal
Pocket lighters not of precious metal
Cigarette tips
Refill cartridges for electronic cigarettes
Tobacco substitutes
Humidifiers for cigars
Snus
Tobacco pipe scrapers
Match boxes not of precious metal
Chewing tobacco
Manufactured tobacco
Smokeless cigarette vaporizer pipes
Tips of yellow amber for cigar and cigarette holders
Snuff boxes of precious metal
Herbal molasses [tobacco substitutes]
Electronic cigarette liquid [e-liquid] comprised of flavorings in liquid form used to refill electronic cigarette cartridges
Tobacco tins
Tobacco products for the purpose of being heated
Tea for smoking as a tobacco substitute
Inhalers for use as an alternative to tobacco cigarettes
Cigarette lighters of precious metal
Hookah tobacco
Match holders of precious metal
Cases, not of precious metal for pipes
Cartridges for electronic cigarettes
Sulfur matches
Cigar pouches
Containers for cigars
Devices for extinguishing heated cigarettes, cigars and heated tobacco sticks
Liquid solutions for use in electronic cigarettes
Electronic cigarette cases
Pipes for smoking mentholated tobacco substitutes
Cigars for use as an alternative to tobacco cigarettes
Cigarette cutters
Cigarette cases not of precious metal
Personal vaporisers and electronic cigarettes, and flavourings and solutions therefor
Lighters of precious metal
Pipe stoppers [smokers requisites]
Cheroots
Ashtrays for smokers made of non-precious metals
Cigarette paper
Tobacco and tobacco substitutes
Cases of precious metal for pipes
Tobacco and tobacco products (including substitutes)
Mentholated tobacco
Tobacco pipes, not of precious metal
Menthol cigarettes
Safety matches
Matchboxes
Humidified cigar boxes
Cigar holders
Mouth pieces for pipes
Pipe tampers
Bags for pipes
Menthol pipe tobacco
Cigarettes
Lighters not of precious metal [not for automobiles]
Tobacco tar for use in electronic cigarettes
Leaf tobacco
Flavourings, other than essential oils, for tobacco
Tobacco free cigarettes, other than for medical purposes
Electronic cigarette atomizers
Snuff with tobacco
Tobacco
Cigar boxes
Articles for use with tobacco
Tobacco products
White phosphorus matches
Snuff without tobacco
Tobacco pipes
Spittoons for tobacco users
Steam stones for hookahs
Oral vaporizers for smokers
Lighters for smokers
Pipe stands [smokers requisites]
Flavourings for tobacco
Smokers' articles, not of precious metal
Snuff dispensers
Cartridges sold filled with chemical flavorings in liquid form for electronic cigarettes
Holders for electronic cigarettes
Pipe filters
Cigarette lighter holders
Cigarette filters
Absorbent paper for tobacco
Tobacco jars
Yellow phosphorus matches
Small cigars
Substances for inhalation using water pipes, in particular aromatic substances
Cigarette holders of precious metal
Electronic cigarette liquid [e-liquid] comprised of vegetable glycerin
Tobacco substitutes not for medical purposes
Cigarette cases made of precious metal
Kretek for non-medical purposes
Filter-tipped cigarettes
Asian long tobacco pipe sheaths
Cigarette tubes
Electronic cigarette cleaners
Pocket machines for rolling cigarettes
Cigarette lighters
Raw tobacco
Japanese shredded tobacco (kizami tobacco)
Electronic cigarette liquid [e-liquid] comprised of propylene glycol