The trademark BOTANICS SNOW was filed by Nature Botanics Co.,Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Korea (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 22, 2021, and received one opposition filed on September 16, 2021 by THE BOOTS COMPANY PLC on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by McArdle, Shane and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 16, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
Non-medicated cosmetics and toiletry preparations
Non-medicated dentifrices
Perfumery, essential oils
Functional cosmetics being skin care preparations
Massage creams
Mask pack for cosmetic purposes
Make-up
Cosmetic preparations for baths
Beauty creams
Body scrubs
Body essences
Skin moisturisers
Cosmetics containing vitamin
Facial cleansers
Cosmetic creams for skin care
Cosmetic preparations for skin care
Skin creams
Anti-wrinkle creams
Cosmetic preparations for protecting the skin from the sun's rays