The trademark SMO - KING was filed by 710 VACS LIMITED, a corporation established under the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on July 25, 2021, and received one opposition filed on September 30, 2021 by MIQUEL Y COSTAS & MIQUEL, S.A. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. 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 September 30, 2021
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (German was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on November 4, 2021.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 25 with following description of goods:
Clothing
Footwear
Headgear
Parts of clothing, footwear and headgear.
The mark was filed in class 34 with following description of goods:
Articles for use with tobacco
Ashtrays
Cigar clippers
Lighters for smokers
Pipes
Tobacco containers and humidors
Other than smoking paper, tubes, filters, machines for rolling the cigarettes and cones.
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Retail services in relation to tobacco
Retail services relating to clothing
Business intermediary and advisory services in the field of selling products and rendering services
Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Product demonstrations and product display services
Business information
Promoting the goods and services of others via computer and communication networks
Procuring of contracts for the purchase and sale of goods
All of the aforesaid services in relation to goods other than smoking paper, tubes, filters, machines for rolling the cigarettes and cones.