The trademark Säulen des Lebens was filed by TeaTime Vertriebs GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Austria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 26, 2021, and received one opposition filed on October 21, 2021 by Barry Callebaut AG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by MEISSNER BOLTE PATENTANWÄLTE RECHTSANWÄLTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued October 21, 2021
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Appeal with reference B R1797/2023-5 was Trade mark application allowed according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 2, 2024 by the EUIPO. The Opposition with reference B 003156981 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 27, 2023 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 3 with following description of goods:
Toiletries
Animal grooming preparations
Essential oils and aromatic extracts
Cleaning and fragrancing preparations.
The mark was filed in class 5 with Dietary supplements and dietetic preparations.
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Prepared meals and savoury snacks, in particular snacks based on corn, cereals, flour and sesame, biscuits and crackers, dumplings, pancakes, pasta, rice and cereal foodstuffs, pastes and farinaceous foods, sandwiches and pizzas, spring rolls and seaweed rolls, steamed buns, tortilla foodstuffs
Ice, ice creams, frozen yogurts and sorbets
Coffee, teas and cocoa and substitutes therefor
Tea-based beverages with fruit flavoring
Tea-based beverages
Preparations for making beverages [tea based].
The mark was filed in class 32 with Non-alcoholic beverages and Non-alcoholic preparations for making beverages..