018454342

V'ICE

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April 14, 2021

Trademark Summary

The trademark V'ICE was filed by SARL VDLV, a corporation established under the laws of the French Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 25, 2021, and received one opposition filed on July 22, 2021 by British American Tobacco (Brands) Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Hogan Lovells (Alicante) S.L. & Cia. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 22, 2021

The application was filed in French, and French was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).

Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on October 10, 2021.

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Goods And Services

• The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Flavourings for foods
  2. Flavourings for beverages
  3. Vanilla flavourings for culinary purposes
  4. Flavourings for soups
  5. Flavourings for butter
  6. Fruit flavourings, except essences
  7. Coffee flavourings
  8. Flavourings for cakes
  9. Flavourings of almond
  10. Flavourings of lemons
  11. Helichrysum [flavour]
  12. Flavourings for cheeses
  13. Vanilla flavorings
  14. Chocolate flavourings.
• The mark was filed in class 34 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Electronic cigarette liquid [e-liquid] comprised of vegetable glycerin
  2. Electronic cigarette liquid [e-liquid] comprised of propylene glycol
  3. Electronic cigarettes
  4. Electronic cigarette cartomizers
  5. Electronic cigarette atomizers.
• The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
  
  1. Advertising and marketing
  2. Marketing
  3. Promotional marketing
  4. Referral marketing
  5. Financial marketing
  6. Marketing by telephone
  7. Digital marketing
  8. Internet marketing
  9. Product marketing
  10. Market campaigns
  11. Event marketing
  12. Development of marketing strategies and concepts
  13. Marketing research
  14. Business marketing services
  15. Development of marketing concepts
  16. Planning of marketing strategies
  17. Advertising, marketing and promotional services
  18. Investigations of marketing strategy
  19. None of the aforesaid in relation to tobacco and tobacco products apart from electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette liquids (e-liquids).