The trademark ALPEN OAT BLENDS was filed by Weetabix 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 November 22, 2021, and received one opposition filed on February 22, 2022 by Bürgerbräu Bad Reichenhall August Röhm & Söhne KG on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by KUHNEN & WACKER PATENT- UND RECHTSANWALTSBÜRO PARTG MBB and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued February 22, 2022
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on October 13, 2021. Change of name and professional address of the trademark registration was recorded on August 6, 2024.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 30 with following description of goods:
Cereals
Cereal preparations
Cereal powders
Processed cereals
Cereal snacks
Breakfast cereal preparations
Breakfast cereals
Breakfast cereal crisps
Muesli
Cereal-based snack foods, cereal bars, cereal snack bars, foodstuffs made from cereals
Snack foods made from cereals
Snack bars made from cereals
Cereal-based snack bars
Ready to eat cereal derived food bars
Cereal or oat bars with fruit
Grain based fruit snack bars
Porridge
Crackers, bread, pastry, biscuits, cakes, shortbread, cookies
Preparations for food for human consumption consisting of cereals, dried fruits and nuts, the cereals predominating
Oat-based cereal preparations
Oat-based snack bars
Oat-based snack goods
Cereal preparations designed for adding milk, dairy products, dairy substitutes and/or water for human consumption.
The mark was filed in class 32 with following description of goods:
Mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic beverages
Fruit beverages and fruit juices
Syrups and other preparations for making beverages
Beverages (nonalcoholic)
Beverages (preparations for making for making-)
Smoothies containing grains and oats
Smoothies
Cereal- based beverages
Muesli- based beverages
Oatbased beverages
All the aforesaid products excluding non-alcoholic beer, mixed beer drinks (non-alcoholic), and any beverages and preparations for making beverages containing beer.