The trademark Sweetbox FACTORY was filed by Bilal Yahia Kabrit, a national of the Lebanese Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 28, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 18, 2021 by CFT IP&Manufacturing Ltd. on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Ivanauskienė, Edita and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 18, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003156750 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on February 27, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 28 with following description of goods:
Archery implements
Artificial fishing bait
Artificial snow for Christmas trees
Scenders [mountaineering equipment]
Bags especially designed for skis
Surfboards
Ball pitching machines
Bar-bells
Baseball gloves
Batting gloves [accessories for games]
Bells for Christmas trees
Billiard table cushions
Billiard balls
Billiard markers
Billiard cues
Billiard cue tips
Billiard tables
Bite indicators [fishing tackle]
Bite sensors [fishing tackle]
Bladders of balls for games
Bob-sleighs
Body-building apparatus
Body rehabilitation apparatus
Body-training apparatus
Bodyboards
Bowling apparatus and machinery
Bows for archery
Boxing gloves
Butterfly nets
Camouflage screens [sports articles]
Candle holders for Christmas trees
Chalk for billiard cues
Chest expanders [exercisers]
Christmas trees of synthetic material
Christmas tree stands
Clay pigeon traps
Clay pigeons [targets]
Climbers’ harness
Coin-operated billiard tables
Creels [fishing traps]
Cricket bags
Decoys for hunting or fishing
Lures for hunting or fishing
Discuses for sports
Divot repair tools [golf accessories]
Pitch mark repair tools [golf accessories]
Dumb-bells
Edges of skis
Elbow guards [sports articles]
Electronic targets
Explosive bonbons [Christmas crackers]
Cosaques [toy fireworks]
Fairground ride apparatus
Fencing weapons
Fencing masks
Fencing gauntlets
Fencing gloves
Fish hooks
Fishing tackle
Flippers for swimming
Swimming webs [flippers]
Floats for fishing
Gloves for games
Golf bag trolleys
Golf bag carts
Golf clubs
Golf bags, with or without wheels
Golf gloves
Gut for rackets
Gut for fishing
Appliances for gymnastics
Hang gliders
Harness for sailboards
Harpoon guns [sports articles]
Hockey sticks
Hunting game calls
Ice skates
In-line roller skates
Knee guards [sports articles]
Landing nets for anglers
Lines for fishing
Masts for sailboards
Men’s athletic supporters [sports articles]
Nets for sports
Ornaments for Christmas trees, except illumination articles and confectionery
Paddleboards
Paintball guns [sports apparatus]
Paintballs [ammunition for paintball guns] [sports apparatus]
Paragliders
Machines for physical exercises
Poles for pole vaulting
Protective paddings [parts of sports suits]
Punching bags
Rackets
Bats for games
Reels for fishing
Rods for fishing
Roller skates
Rollers for stationary exercise bicycles
Rosin used by athletes
Sailboards
Scent lures for hunting or fishing
Seal skins [coverings for skis]
Shin guards [sports articles]
Shuttlecocks
Skateboards
Skating boots with skates attached
Ski bindings
Skis
Sleds [sports articles]
Sling shots [sports articles]
Snowboards
Snowshoes
Sole coverings for skis
Spring boards [sports articles]
Starting blocks for sports
Stationary exercise bicycles
Strings for rackets
Surf skis
Surfboard leashes
Swimming kick boards
Swimming belts
Swimming jackets
Tables for table tennis
Targets
Tennis nets
Tennis ball throwing apparatus
Trampolines
Water wings
Waterskis
Weight lifting belts [sports articles].
The mark was filed in class 29 with following description of goods:
Ajvar [preserved peppers]
Albumen for culinary purposes
Albumin milk
Protein milk
Alginates for culinary purposes
Almonds, ground
Aloe vera prepared for human consumption
Anchovy
Animal marrow for food
Apple purée
Arrangements of processed fruit
Artichokes, preserved
Aubergine paste
Eggplant paste
Bacon
Beans, preserved
Berries, preserved
Edible birds' nests
Black pudding [blood sausage]
Bone oil, edible
Preparations for making bouillon
Broth
Bouillon
Broth concentrates
Bulgogi [Korean beef dish]
Butter
Buttercream
Candied nuts
Caviar
Charcuterie
Cheese
Clams, not live
Cocoa butter for food
Coconut butter
Coconut, desiccated
Coconut fat
Coconut oil
Compotes
Condensed milk
Cranberry sauce [compote]
Crayfish, not live
Cream [dairy products]
Croquettes
Crustaceans, not live
Crystallized fruits
Frosted fruits
Curd
Dates
Eggs
Fat-containing mixtures for bread slices
Edible fats
Fatty substances for the manufacture of edible fats
Fish fillets
Fish, not live
Fish, preserved
Fish, tinned [canned (Am.)]
Fish meal for human consumption
Fish mousses
Fish roe, prepared
Fish-based foodstuffs
Flavoured nuts
Fruit, preserved
Fruit, stewed
Fruit jellies
Fruit pulp
Fruit salads
Fruit peel
Fruit chips
Fruit preserved in alcohol
Fruit-based snack food
Frozen fruits
Fruits, tinned [canned (Am.)]
Game, not live
Preserved garlic
Gelatine
Gherkins
Ginger jam
Ham
Hazelnuts, prepared
Herrings, not live
Hummus [chickpea paste]
Isinglass for food
Jams
Jellies for food
Kephir [milk beverage]
Kimchi [fermented vegetable dish]
Kumys [kumyss] [milk beverage]
Lard
Lecithin for culinary purposes
Lentils, preserved
Linseed oil for culinary purposes
Flaxseed oil for culinary purposes
Liver pâté
Liver pastes
Liver
Lobsters, not live
Low-fat potato chips
Maize oil
Corn oil
Margarine
Marmalade
Meat
Meat jellies
Meat extracts
Meat, preserved
Meat, tinned [canned (Am.)]
Milk of almonds for culinary purposes
Milk
Milk beverages, milk predominating
Milk products
Milk shakes
Milk ferments for culinary purposes
Mushrooms, preserved
Mussels, not live
Non-alcoholic eggnog
Nuts, prepared
Edible oils
Olive oil for food
Olives, preserved
Onions, preserved
Oysters, not live
Palm kernel oil for food
Palm oil for food
Peanut milk for culinary purposes
Peanut butter
Peanuts, prepared
Peas, preserved
Pectin for culinary purposes
Pickles
Pollen prepared as foodstuff
Pork
Potato crisps
Potato chips
Potato fritters
Potato flakes
Poultry, not live
Powdered milk
Powdered eggs
Prawns, not live
Prostokvasha [soured milk]
Raisins
Rape oil for food
Colza oil for food
Rennet
Rice milk [milk substitute]
Ryazhenka [fermented baked milk]
Salmon, not live
Salted meats
Salted fish
Sardines, not live
Sauerkraut
Sausages
Sausages in batter
Sea-cucumbers, not live
Seaweed extracts for food
Seeds, prepared
Sesame oil
Shellfish, not live
Shrimps, not live
Silkworm chrysalis, for human consumption
Smetana [sour cream]
Snail eggs for consumption
Preparations for making soup
Soups
Soya beans, preserved, for food
Soya milk [milk substitute]
Spiny lobsters, not live
Suet for food
Sunflower oil for food
Sunflower seeds, prepared
Tahini [sesame seed paste]
Toasted laver
Tofu
Tomato paste
Tomato purée
Tomato juice for cooking
Tripe
Truffles, preserved
Tuna, not live
Vegetable marrow paste
Vegetable soup preparations
Vegetable juices for cooking
Vegetable salads
Vegetable mousses
Vegetables, preserved
Vegetables, cooked
Vegetables, dried
Vegetables, tinned [canned (Am.)]
Whey
Whipped cream
White of eggs
Yakitori
Yoghurt
Yolk of eggs.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Couscous [semolina]
Crushed oats
Husked barley
Husked oats
Meal
Flour
Oatmeal
Rice pulp for culinary purposes
Rice
Sago
Wheat germ for human consumption
Allspice
Aniseed
Beer vinegar
Capers
Celery salt
Cinnamon [spice]
Cloves [spice]
Condiments
Cooking salt
Cream of tartar for culinary purposes
Curry [spice]
Fruit coulis [sauces]
Garden herbs, preserved [seasonings]
Ginger [spice]
Glucose for culinary purposes
Ham glaze
Marinades
Minced garlic [condiment]
Mint for confectionery
Pepper
Peppers [seasonings]
Saffron [seasoning]
Salt for preserving foodstuffs
Sauces [condiments]
Sea water for cooking
Seasonings
Seaweed [condiment]
Spices
Star aniseed
Turmeric
Vinegar
Almond paste
Chow-chow [condiment]
Chutneys [condiments]
Dressings for salad
Ketchup [sauce]
Mayonnaise
Meat gravies
Mustard
Pasta sauce
Pesto [sauce]
Relish [condiment]
Soya sauce
Soya bean paste [condiment]
Miso
Tomato sauce
Piccalilli
Baking powder
Yeast
Baking soda [bicarbonate of soda for cooking purposes]